Oregon becomes first to require prescription for some cold medicine

Oregon is setting the standard in nanny state behavior:

Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed legislation Tuesday that will make Oregon the first state to require prescriptions for everyday cold and allergy medications that can be converted into methamphetamine.

The requirement applies to any medication containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in making meth.

"This is a tremendous start, but we must recognize that it is just that, a start," Kulongoski said. "We have a long way to go."

Oregon and several other states already require consumers to show identification and sign a log when obtaining over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines such as Sudafed and Claritin-D from pharmacies, and Congress is moving toward similar restrictions.

Just think you might have to pay up and go to a doctor to add to your cost of getting sick.Governor Kulongoski's "tremendous start" is the beginning all of sorts of attempts to take away your freedoms.Is Oregon trying to usurp the FDA's jurisdiction because cold medicines are legal products?