FRANKFORT, KY (March 29, 2005) – Attorney General Greg Stumbo, who drafted the Internet Pharmacy portion of Senate Bill 63, offers his comments regarding Governor Fletcher’s signing of the methamphetamine/Internet pharmacy bill into law at 3 p.m. at Owsley County High School in Booneville.

Stumbo, who is unable to attend the signing, had this to say: “I believe that Senate Bill 63 is one of the most important pieces of legislation that resulted from this session. This new law is a strong step forward in curbing the drug epidemic facing the Commonwealth. We are limiting access to large quantities of methamphetamine precursors and making the sale of drugs from rogue internet pharmacies illegal. As pharmacies begin to keep many common over-the-counter allergy and cold remedies behind the counter and restrictions are placed on the illegal sale of drugs over the web, Kentuckians can feel the law is on their side as they work to protect their children against the ravages of drug abuse.”
 
Attorney General Stumbo also expresses his appreciation to Bill sponsors Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) and Mike Weaver (D-Elizabethtown), as well as the original sponsors of the Internet Pharmacy legislation, R.J. Palmer II (D-Winchester) and Dick Roeding (R-Lakeside Park).