GOP LEADER WANTS TOUGHER ECSTASY LAWS

Springfield -- The top Republican in the Illinois House wants to
stiffen the penalty for selling the drug "ecstasy."

Minority Leader Lee Daniels of Elmhurst want to make it a Class X
felony to sell 15 or more grams of MDMA, nicknamed ecstasy. That
means convicted sellers would face six to 30 years in jail.

Under existing laws, a dealer could sell more than 900 doses of
ecstasy and still receive probation.