Dang it

Speaking as someone who gets regular sinus headaches, this bit of news found via State 29 really annoys me:

A proposal announced Tuesday by Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack would restrict sales of those medicines to pharmacies only and require customers to both display a photo identification card and sign for their purchases.

I don't mind the signature bit, and while the id is a bit much, at least it doesn't require a special trip. But if you've a headache at 3:00 am, where the h*ll are you going to find an open pharmacy?



I know we want to regulate this stuff, but can't we do it a better way?