SF 1332
Introduction - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)
Posted on 02/28/2014 10:03 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for selling or possessing a
synthetic drug look-alike substance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 152.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[152.091] SYNTHETIC DRUG LOOK-ALIKE SUBSTANCE.
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(a) For the purposes of this section, "synthetic drug
look-alike substance" means one or more of the following:
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(1) a substance that a reasonable person would believe is a synthetic drug;
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(2) a substance that a reasonable person would believe is being purchased or sold as
a synthetic drug; or
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(3) a substance that a person knows or should have known was intended to be
consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means, and
consumption was intended to cause or simulate a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic
effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than
the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a
controlled substance in Schedule I.
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(b) Synthetic drug look-alike substance does not include:
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(1) food and food ingredients;
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(2) alcohol;
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(3) legend drugs;
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(4) tobacco; or
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(5) dietary supplements.
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who
unlawfully sells one or more mixtures of a synthetic drug look-alike substance is guilty of
a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment
of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
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(b) A person who unlawfully sells one or more mixtures of a marijuana or
Tetrahydrocannabinols synthetic drug look-alike substance for no remuneration is guilty
of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year
or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who
unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a synthetic drug look-alike substance is
guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than
one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
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(b) A person who unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a marijuana or
Tetrahydrocannabinols synthetic drug look-alike substance is guilty of a misdemeanor and
may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of
not more than $1,000, or both.
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This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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