1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for selling or possessing a 
1.3 	synthetic drug look-alike substance;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 152.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [152.091] SYNTHETIC DRUG LOOK-ALIKE SUBSTANCE.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. (a) For the purposes of this section, "synthetic drug 
1.8 	look-alike substance" means one or more of the following:
1.9 	(1) a substance that a reasonable person would believe is a synthetic drug;
1.10 	(2) a substance that a reasonable person would believe is being purchased or sold as 
1.11 	a synthetic drug; or
1.12 	(3) a substance that a person knows or should have known was intended to be 
1.13 	consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means, and 
1.14 	consumption was intended to cause or simulate a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic 
1.15 	effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than 
1.16 	the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a 
1.17 	controlled substance in Schedule I.
1.18 	(b) Synthetic drug look-alike substance does not include:
1.19 	(1) food and food ingredients;
1.20 	(2) alcohol;
1.21 	(3) legend drugs;
1.22 	(4) tobacco; or
1.23 	(5) dietary supplements.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Sale crime. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who 
2.2 	unlawfully sells one or more mixtures of a synthetic drug look-alike substance is guilty of 
2.3 	a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment 
2.4 	of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
2.5 	(b) A person who unlawfully sells one or more mixtures of a marijuana or 
2.6 	Tetrahydrocannabinols synthetic drug look-alike substance for no remuneration is guilty 
2.7 	of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year 
2.8 	or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
2.9 		Subd. 3.Possession crime. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who 
2.10 	unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a synthetic drug look-alike substance is 
2.11 	guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 
2.12 	one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
2.13 	(b) A person who unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a marijuana or 
2.14 	Tetrahydrocannabinols synthetic drug look-alike substance is guilty of a misdemeanor and 
2.15 	may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of 
2.16 	not more than $1,000, or both.

2.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to crimes 
2.18 	committed on or after that date.