Posts Tagged ‘ synthetic drugs ’

Minnesota’s first synthetic drug DWI arrest in Dakota County

July 8, 2011 3:37 am - Posted by Conor in Controlled Substances, Criminal Defense, DUI / DWI

We’ve blogged about the changes to Minnesota’s drug laws to target more synthetic drugs and the first arrest in Winona, MN for possession of synthetic drugs as the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. Now, Minnesota has had the first arrest for driving under the influence of a synthetic controlled substance.  Minnesota’s drinking and impaired driving [...]

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Bath Salt DWI/DUI

May 19, 2011 9:38 pm - Posted by Rachel in Controlled Substances, Criminal Defense, DUI / DWI

In St. Croix County the first arrest involving bath salts happened on Saturday morning. A teen from Hudson, Wisconsin was pulled over Saturday morning after a deputy saw him driving erratically. He was booked into the county prison with one count of OWI (operating a vehicle while under the influence of a drug). When he [...]

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Ban on Synthetic Marijuana Passes in Minnesota Senate

May 12, 2011 10:18 pm - Posted by Rachel in Controlled Substances, Criminal Defense

Today, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill that makes the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana illegal. The sale of the drug would be a gross misdemeanor and the possession of it would be a misdemeanor level crime. Democratic Senator Katie Sieben was at the head of the group against this drug. She is from [...]

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Minnesota Ban on Synthetic Drug Moves Forward.

April 7, 2011 9:07 pm - Posted by Rachel in Criminal Defense

Bennerotte & Associates has previously reported the possible ban on synthetic marijuana and other synthetic substances.  The ban is starting to make some headway. Fox 9 News reported that yesterday the House voted to add a ban on synthetic marijuana as part of a health and welfare spending package.  Today, a Senate public safety panel [...]

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Blaine, Minnesota Drug Overdose

March 21, 2011 1:29 pm - Posted by Rachel in Controlled Substances, Criminal Defense, DUI / DWI

National media reported the massive drug overdose in Blaine Minnesota in Anoka County.  ABC News reported the mass overdose in this video.  The overdoses resulted in the death of one nineteen year-old and the hospitalization of ten other people.  As a result, Timothy Richard Lamere, a twenty-one year old Blaine man, was arrested on suspicion [...]

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