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Committee hears bill to stop treating bong water as drug "mixture" weight that increases penalties
Summary
Senate File 1905 would repeal an outdated provision that counts water in smoking devices toward the weight of a drug mixture for sentencing. The ACLU and supporters argued the current rule can yield extreme penalties for residual residue; lawmakers laid the bill over.
Senate File 19 05 would repeal statutory language that counts water in devices such as bongs toward the weight of a "drug mixture" used to determine felony sentencing thresholds.
Sen. Uma Verbaten (bill sponsor) and witnesses told the committee the provision has produced disproportionate results. Alicia Gransey, staff attorney with the ACLU of Minnesota, said cases remain in which people have been…
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