something i've been pondering for a while now

[rkt]

maybe one of youse can help me out:

how can i reasonably expect plan b to become available over the counter in this fine country of the u s of a, when i can't even buy sudafed (and its generics) without assistance from the pharmacist?

(no pharmacist? no sudafed. ... unless i go to the bodega. but that's beside the point. nobody who's going to be making meth would ever shop at a bodega.)

just askin'.

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[brienf.livejournal.com]

We can't get OTC sudafed?

[rkt.livejournal.com]

at least in select cities like nyc, it's over the counter, you just have to get it from the pharmacist. you need the pharmacist's permission. not the doctor's.

you can still buy rubbing alcohol and other fine ingredients.

[brienf.livejournal.com]

I wonder whether Sudafed might offend any pharmacists' religious sensibilities.

i should have...

[mystic-toxicity.livejournal.com]

stocked up in muthafuckin' vancouver, BC.

damn.

big love to canadia.

maybe..

[rkt.livejournal.com]

but i'm not even sure if it's affected your area, yet.

i mean, how long has meth been in the midwest and they never bothered to take such drastic measures?

i'm blaming the (upper class male) gays for this one.

[kaygigi.livejournal.com]

It's not just the city, its the entire damn state. Though the last time I bought Sudafed, I made a point of asking for it "so I can make me some meth". Of course, I was actually sick, so the pharmacist just looked at me, and then I asked where the floor stripper is. And sniffled. With huge bags under my eyes. Then Alli told me to shut up.
Point being that even if you say you want to make meth with the Sudafed, they'll still sell it to you.
I heard they're doing the same thing in Ohio, so maybe the trend is spreading westward. They really did it because theres a huge problem out in Cow Country, otherwise known as Upstate NY. Wisconsin may produce cheese, but it takes an awful lot of cows just to produce milk for the City. And the people who grow the cows for our milk use an awful lot of meth. Thats why we avoid them and jack up the rents so they continue to view NYC as a drain on the state and a place to avoid. See, it works.

[kaygigi.livejournal.com]

In a random twist, Target at Atlantic Terminal sells Sudafed over the counter, just in view of the pharmacist. Even if the pharm has a religious objection to me making meth, I can take it right up to a regular checkout line.

[trettondagen.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm Holly. The reason I am actually commenting because I recently requested to be added to the 'feminist' community, which you seem to be a moderator of and though my journal is new, and I haven't gone on many rants yet, I'd like you guys to know, though, that I used to be a member of feminist with my old journal, grapefruitvodka.

The reason I'm commenting on this post is, however, I'm a Canadian, though I'm currently in Europe, and had always been a plan B over the counter advocate. I'd taken it when perscribed by a doctor, and revoiced when it became over the counter in Canada. However, when presented with the opportunity to take Plan B over the counter, the third degree I recieved including personal questions about my sex life/relationship/ relationship with my parents (and I'm 21) made me yearn for the days when I could have a chat with my cool feminist doctor and walk out with my Plan B and some extra condoms. Just a sad little thought.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

that's a horrible experience to endure. was there no higher-board to whom you could complain? while it's meaningless after the fact, maybe someone else could be spared that idiocy.

also, in the future, please direct all community-related concerns via email. i won't always be so pleasant.

[trettondagen.livejournal.com]

Sorry about that, I absolutely will.

And I did complain, several time, but try getting a response from a huge drugstore corporation. Hopefully someone heard them.