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		<title>Minnesota court: Bong water considered an illegal drug</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that bong water can be considered a controlled substance, and that people caught in possession of said water can be prosecuted for possession of a drug mixture. Note: I am not making this up.
The ruling stemmed from a 2007 home search in which authorities seized, among other items, a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, the Minnesota Supreme Court <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/65552682.html?page=1&amp;c=y " target="_blank">ruled</a> that bong water can be considered a controlled substance, and that people caught in possession of said water can be prosecuted for possession of a drug mixture. Note: I am not making this up.</p>
<p>The ruling stemmed from a 2007 home search in which authorities seized, among other items, a glass bong containing about two-and-a-half <em>tablespoons </em>of water that tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine.</p>
<p>So what does this mean? According to Judge Paul Anderson, who authored the dissenting opinion, if the bong water is considered a drug mixture, the crime is a first-degree drug offense, and a first-time offender could serve seven years and two months in prison. If the bong water were considered paraphernalia, the same offender would be given a $300 fine for a petty misdemeanor conviction that would not go on their record.</p>
<p>Seven years and two months. For bong water.</p>
<p>Read the decision <a href="http://www.mncourts.gov/opinions/sc/current/OPA080579-1022.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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