Minnesota’s drug laws are about to get a few changes effective July 1. Some of these changes come as Minnesota youth are using synthetic marijuana and designer drugs. Governor Dayton signed the bill into law in May. In March, we blogged about the Blaine overdose where the synthetic drug “2C-E” or “Europa” had led to [...]
Tags: 2C-E, amendments, bath salts, crimes, drugs, Europa, MDPV, methylenedioxypyrovalerone, minnesota, owi, statutes, synthetic, synthetic marijuanaIn 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 [...]
Tags: bath salts, Bennerotte and Associates, cathinone, controlled substance, Controlled Substances Crimes, criminal defense attorney mn, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, DUI, DWI, hudson, khat plant leaves, legal high, owi, st. croix county, synthetic drug laws, synthetic drug laws mn, synthetic drug side-effect, synthetic drugs, synthetic marijuana, United States Department of Justice, wisconsinToday, 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 [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, drug side-effects, gross misdemeanor, k2, misdemeanor, side-effects, spice, synthetic drug laws, synthetic drug laws mn, synthetic drug side-effect, synthetic drugs, synthetic marijuanaBennerotte & 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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