Crossville's new methamphetamine ordinance has been in effect for a month, and Mayor J.H. Graham III and the City Council are still trying to control the problem of manufacturing the destructive and highly addictive drug. Crossville City Council members unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday encouraging the Cumberland County Commission to also adopt legislation regulating the sale, display and delivery of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine. While some Crossville merchants have complained about the ordinance and others have stopped carrying the regulated products, Graham said members of the public he has spoken with support the regulation. [continues 367 words]
The Crossville City Council passed the third and final reading of the ordinance controlling the display and sale of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine that can be used in the manufacture of crystal methamphetamine. The ordinance means that none of the over-the-counter cold and allergy products that contain these chemicals can be displayed on customer accessible shelves and buyers must both present identification and sign for the purchases giving an address. Upon discussion, some changes were made in the final version of the ordinance to adjust the maximum amount that can be purchased to up to 100 tablets containing no more than 3 grams of the ingredient. [continues 495 words]
It may soon be more difficult for those who manufacture methamphetamine to purchase some of the necessary ingredients after Crossville City Council passed first reading of an ordinance regulating display, sale and delivery of cold medicines used. The ordinance restricts the sale of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine. The regulations require products containing those ingredients to be kept off of public consumer accessible shelves and also require a purchaser to sign for the product and show a valid ID and address. A committee appointed last month by Crossville Mayor J.H. Graham III reviewed the ordinance and how it would affect businesses and the community. The committee included several pharmacists; Jim McMakin, Cumberland Medical Center administrator; Assistant District Attorney Gary McKenzie and others. [continues 442 words]
I am not indifferent to to the plight and health risks of intravenous drug users, but sex and drugs are commodities at Cass Park due in part to programs such as the Life Points vans. Life Points' presence at the park helps to maintain a vicious economy whereby drug users are given a secluded venue in which to shoot up, and the park becomes a haven for drug dealers who use that seclusion to sell drugs to the clients that Life Points serves. [continues 188 words]
