Comments on: The Perils of Low-Budget Motels

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:34:47 +0000

Hopson actually wants it outlawed or, next to that, by prescription only. I think he’s pointing out an unintended consequence of Meth Check, which has deprived them of an effective tool in finding labs. The numbers bear that out. Meth Check may block the purchase of 10K grams of pseudo a month, but it’s naive to think a cook merely throws up his arms once he’s reached his legal limit. Meth Check is just a dam around which the river flows. More than an indicator of success, I’d argue number of purchases blocked each month is more indicative of the amount of meth actually being made. An interesting thing one of the analysts pointed out was that during allergy seasons over the last several years, pseudo sales actually go down, rather than up. He posits that most customers don’t seek out pseudo products, opting instead for what’s available on the shelf. During allergy seasons, this theory goes, cooks are too sick to make meth, thus the temporary drop in demand for pseudo.

By: methfighter

methfighter — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:22:12 +0000

are you kidding? hopson says he WANTS people to get pseudo in order to make meth, so its easier to catch them? ky blocks 10k grams a month from being m

By: Timothy Hughes

Timothy Hughes — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:19:01 +0000

I’d say these are probably fairly common in meth-towns. About once a year I read about some dummy getting busted for cooking a batch in their car.

By: bethany

bethany — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:02:51 +0000

That is a scary article. I have stayed in some nasty spots but honestly never thought about blowing up. Just another reason to camp in a tent.