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“I am surprized that marijuana is still a problem though. In Okla. & MO it used to be the number one cash crop. Of late the former marijuana growers are into meth labs now.”

It’s funny that you are accusing people of not knowing what they are talking about. Missouri and Oklahoma both passed laws a few years back (Oklahoma first) putting pseudoephedrine behind pharmacy counters and cutting the number of meth labs drastically. There is still plenty of pot being grown in both states, but a lot lot less meth cooking going on. Was there ever a big shift in either state where pot growers all starting giving up growing pot in favor of cooking meth? I sincerely doubt that. There is no evidence that such a think ever occurred, but you are free to imagine whatever you want to imagine.

Missouri and Oklahoma both passed laws a few years back (Oklahoma first) putting pseudoephedrine behind pharmacy counters and cutting the number of meth labs drastically. There is still plenty of pot being grown in both states, but a lot lot less meth cooking going on. Was there ever a big shift in either state where pot growers all starting giving up growing pot in favor of cooking meth? I sincerely doubt that. There is no evidence that such a think ever occurred, but you are free to imagine whatever you want to imagine.

Many Drug Warriors seem to get their information by reading only headlines and wildly extraoplating (e.g. the MSM is running a lot of meth stories so it must be rampant).

“Was there ever a big shift in either state where pot growers all starting giving up growing pot in favor of cooking meth?”

Yes there was. It was more profitable and easier to do. I’m from OK and currently live in MO. I worked in state government in OK (over 20 years) and currently work for DoD (I have a great deal of experience in Environmental Protection and HAZMAT). I know what I’m taking about, and will leave it at that.

I was still in OK with when psuedofed sales were controlled and in MO when it happened here. These were good ideas and have drastically reduced the amount of Meth produced domestically, but not all. Unbelievable as it may seem, they are starting to recycle urine from meth users...

Sadly, because the demand for Meth hasn’t declined (just the supply), it is now profitable for large industrial scale laboratories in Mexico to produce Meth to meet the demand. So, I will predict that the “weed” production in OK will go back up. Probably will happen here in MO also. I have no doubt that directly or indirectly that enemies of the US will take advantage of this of a way to fund their activities.

Whatever, libertarian views about legalizing drugs is sophistry and frankly idiotic. I personally consider libertarians to be on a par with insurgents and more dangerous.