Yes, the news that you are all speaking of is unfortunately true. The politicians are indeed using this as a platform for their personal political agendas. DicR is correct in stating that peer reviewed medical journals do not portray ephedrine as a "Dangerous Chemical". Unfortunately, politicians will win the war on this with their distorted facts and soon this will be another banned substance.

What hurts us is the fact that Ephedrine is in fact the main ingredient in Meth production. The quantitative increase in the production and distribution of Meth has increased at a very alarming rate. This drug is not only in and of itself dangerous, but the production is a serious health and ecological hazard. Many larger cities now have specially trained "Clandestine Lab Teams" that deal with and dismantle these home based labs.

I do not think this a battle that we will win and the black market value of this drug will skyrocket. There are in fact deaths that are a result of ephedrine. In almost ALL of these cases however, the individuals had underlying conditions or medical issues that were the cause of death. Ephedrine simply acted as the catalyst, not the cause. When someone takes 5-7 times the recommended dosage, has a stroke or heart attack, then the drug is blamed not the person who chose to put the drug in their mouth. Go figure!! My advice is stock up now!!!

Doc M