The Minnesota legislature is considering a Bill to reform Minnesota's unfair Asset Forfeiture laws. Now - the State can take (steal) private property based on suspicion only - no conviction required! Also, they can do it administratively, meaning no judge will ever even hear about it unless...
A Rose is a Rose is a … Sale? How “Cultivate” can mean “Sell” – Alice in Minnesota Law-land Minneapolis Criminal Law News
Those of us in Minnesota need to start pushing back!
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Minnesota Statutes now equate "Sale" with cultivate, even with no sale, no intent to
A Rose is a Rose is a … Sale? How “Cultivate” can mean “Sell” – Alice in Minnesota Law-land Minneapolis Criminal Law News
Those of us in Minnesota need to start pushing back!
Thomas C Gallagher...
This was a Minnesota case, in the United States. It was a 4-3 split decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court. (To read my original blog post, short-URL: Minnesota Court Waters Down Legal Definition of Illegal Drugs: Toilet Water Now Criminal to Possess Minneapolis Criminal Law News )
If you...
Thanks Weedpipe, for sharing my blog:
Minnesota Court Waters Down Legal Definition of Illegal Drugs: Toilet Water Now Criminal to Possess Minneapolis Criminal Law News
This story has been getting widely followed, and rightly so. Some blog comments on it have said in effect:
"Hooray...
The Minnesota Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, has now ruled that Bong Water (water which had been used in a water pipe) was a “mixture” of “25 grams or more” supporting a criminal conviction for Controlled Substance crime in the first degree. The crime is the most serious felony drug crime in...
Back when I used visit Twin Cities High Schools to discuss criminal law, I'd offer:
"In Minnesota, marijuana is either a felony or not a crime (under about 1.5 ounces) to possess, unless it's in a car. If in a car, a "small amount" is a non-felony crime, formerly called "marijuana in a motor...
Nice article!
I'd also recommend the videos produced by www.flexyourrights.org such as Busted!
I found out about this after speaking at a 420 day event for University of Minnesota NORML. Great video. May be on YouTube, worth buying a copy on DVD.
Thomas C Gallagher
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Re: State By State Marijuana Lawyer Listings - MN update July 2009
Thomas Gallagher
Gallagher Criminal Defense Services
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