Uhhhm, I think those that equate liberty with being able to get their cold medicine right off the shelf probably wouldn't know liberty if it fell on their head, IMHO.
Missouri is the meth production capital. Every couple of days you hear about a major bust or a house/trailer burning down around here.
Everywhere now they have display cards on the shelf for all the cold medicines. You take one and get if from the pharmacist. The only problem is when they're not on duty.
Here's a great article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Meth-Mouth: