Minnesota Supreme Court Declares Bong Water a Drug

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Minnesota stoners might want to think twice about puffing their herb through water pipes as the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision on Thursday that bong water is “a preparation, compound, mixture, or substance containing a controlled substance, regardless of purity.”

While the substance that people tend to smoke in bongs is in itself a controlled substance, the bong water decision has the potential to turn a misdemeanor possession charge into a felony, because the weight of the water is taken into consideration.

Prior to last Thursday, bong water was treated as paraphernalia, now it is treated as a drug, and can be weighed at the time of the arrest. Twenty-five grams is the tipping point between a misdemeanor and a felony and liquids are a good deal heavier than dried vegetative matter. Given that water weighs in at one gram per milliliter, just one shot glass full could result in a first-degree drug conviction and a lengthy custodial sentence.

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[MNDaily]

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    […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by weinterrupt.com and CSMagor, Aldrina Thirunagaran. Aldrina Thirunagaran said: Wo! Looks like shisha a la Arab St RT @Gamdel Minnesota declares bong water a drug; one shot-glass of stanky H20 a felony http://is.gd/4Dwnp […]

  • Allen Taylor
    1 November 2009 at 2:43 am
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    It’s just another way for the state to earn more revenues and to justify itself.

  • Allen Taylor
    31 October 2009 at 9:43 pm
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    It’s just another way for the state to earn more revenues and to justify itself.

  • James
    5 November 2009 at 9:20 pm
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    Just pour that shit out when the cops arrive.

  • James
    5 November 2009 at 4:20 pm
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    Just pour that shit out when the cops arrive.

  • Ragnutz
    14 November 2009 at 9:41 pm
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    Do shrooms instead of weed.

  • Ragnutz
    14 November 2009 at 4:41 pm
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    Do shrooms instead of weed.

  • ClearAer
    21 March 2010 at 5:30 am
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    What does this have to do with a hookah?

  • ClearAer
    21 March 2010 at 12:30 am
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    What does this have to do with a hookah?

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