[Bobalu]

Meth was once made by a different process that required no pseudo.

It became known as Biker Meth because the Hells Angels used the method.

I don't think drug laws work but this stuff is so dangerous that I'm glad it is illegal and thus harder to obtain. I just wish there was a way to help the addicted.

[dr_who]

Yep, the Reason magazine retort to the NYT article ("Speed 5: This Time for Sure!") argues along those lines:

First the government encouraged illicit production of methamphetamine by restricting access to legal speed. Then it encouraged pseudoephedrine-based production by banning or restricting other precursors. Appalled by all the scary, toxic, flammable meth labs that subsequently popped up around the country, it restricted access to cold and allergy remedies containing pseudoephedrine, forcing customers to ask pharmacists for them, sign a registry, and abide by quantity limits. Those restrictions, in turn, encouraged a shift to the "shake and bake" method for producing meth, which is less complicated and does not require as much pseudoephedrine but is in some ways more dangerous and more environmentally destructive. The next logical step, according to Lincoln County, Oregon, District Attorney Rob Bovett, is to require a prescription for products containing pseudoephedrine, thereby banning all over-the-counter sales. This time for sure!

[dr_who]

I don't think drug laws work but this stuff is so dangerous that I'm glad it is illegal and thus harder to obtain.

It sounds like you're contradicting yourself in just one sentence.