"When you have a cold or an allergy attack, don't turn to your convenience store for any relief," said T.K. Bentler of the Washington Association of Neighborhood Stores. "The Legislature has put an end to that."

But not every store is giving up on sales of cold medicines: the Everett Mall Chevron station, for instance, already keeps a log of cold-medicine buyers. "A lot of people say it's dumb, but they still do it; it hasn't stopped our sales," said owner Venus Gibbs.

The new rules go into effect Jan. 1. The group Washington Food Industry estimates that it will cost retailers $1 per customer to comply with the new law.

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