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NewsAugust 9, 2011

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Another Missouri city is requiring a prescription to purchase cold and allergy pills containing pseudoephedrine -- a key ingredient used to make methamphetamine. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the city council in Crystal City voted 5-2 Monday in favor of the measure...

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CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Another Missouri city is requiring a prescription to purchase cold and allergy pills containing pseudoephedrine -- a key ingredient used to make methamphetamine.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the city council in Crystal City voted 5-2 Monday in favor of the measure.

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Several other communities in Missouri have passed prescription laws, including many in Southeast Missouri.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

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