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Could Medical Marijuana in Minnesota be Impacted by Change in Federal Law?

You may have heard that the federal government has recently changed its policy toward marijuana use at the state level, decided to leave their “hands-off” approach behind and start enforcing the laws more strictly.

Much has been said about how this could impact those states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, but could other states be affected as well? Here in Minnesota, there are worries that medicinal marijuana could come under fire.

Rep. Tim Walz says that

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Is It Legal for Minnesota Police to Search You for Drugs?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Do you know your rights when it comes to a police search?

In one recent case, three Minnesotans were arrested for possession of over 16 grams of methamphetamine along with drug paraphernalia. Employees of the Comfort Inn and Suites in the Town of Brockway called police to report suspicious activity in the lobby. Officers conducted a traffic stop and learned that one of the three passengers had an extradition warrant. They then found the drugs and paraphernalia

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MN Law Enforcement Officials Must Follow New Synthetic Drug Procedures

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Possession | Opiates

The United States is facing a public health emergency with the current opioid epidemic, and our state is struggling with its own opioid crisis as well.

In the last year, our country lost 64,070 people to drug overdoses – a 21 percent increase over the previous year. What’s responsible for the dramatic increase?

While drug overdose deaths continue to go up year after year for heroin, other natural opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants with abuse potential, one group of

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With More Drug-Sniffing Dogs in Minnesota, Know Your Rights

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Possession | Drug Trafficking

Drug addiction in the United States is being called an epidemic, and a number of states – including our own – are trying to fight that epidemic any way they can.

To that end, the Minnesota State Patrol is adding three new K-9s to sniff out drugs on potential suspects. The new dogs – one German shorthair and two Belgian Malinois –have just finished their 10-week training program and will now join their handlers for another five weeks

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Eagan Man Wanted for Using Restaurants as Drug Trafficking Front

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Trafficking

The El Parian restaurants consistently serve authentic Mexican food and provide good service for relatively cheap prices. However, if you’ve been to the restaurants in Eagan or Lakeville since August (the location in Long Lake has closed down), you may have noticed a change in management.

Why? Because the owner of El Parian was caught using the restaurants as a front for drug trafficking.

El Parian Owner Charged with 46 Counts of Criminal Drug Trafficking

Here’s

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Minnesota Drug Sentencing Guidelines to Stay the Same

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Possession

If you follow the news, you may have heard about a proposal that would affect the consequences of minor drug offenses in our state.

Prior drug offenses can add years onto a person’s sentence, even if they have served their time and the offense was committed years in the past. In August, a proposal was made to change the way that these past drug offenses affect sentencing. Under the proposal, prior drug offenses would have less of an impact,

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Minnesota’s HIDTA Funding Could Quickly Increase Drug Arrests

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | HIDTA

When the War on Drugs began, America made big shifts in the law enforcement budget. Despite some small movement away from this “war,” overall these priorities haven’t changed.

That’s unfortunate, because all told the county has spent over a trillion dollars fighting the drug war. Every year, the federal government puts over $15 billion towards these efforts.

One of the most effective tactics implemented by the federal government has been the creation of grants for law enforcement

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