Category: Drug Crimes
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Minnesota Signs Marijuana Legalization Bill Into Law: What You Need to Know
On May 30th, Governor Tim Waltz signed a bill into law legalizing recreational cannabis use for individuals over 21. The law will go into effect on August 1st, 2023, making Minnesota the 23rd state to officially end marijuana prohibition. This new law introduces many regulations, including possession limits, and even has provisions, including automatic expungement…
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How Can Aggravating Factors Affect My Drug Charges?
Certain drugs have been decriminalized in some states, but that’s not the case in Minnesota. Being caught possessing any drug leaves a person open to being charged with a drug crime and facing hefty penalties. Furthermore, the penalties for a drug crime may worsen due to aggravating factors. Understanding these aggravating factors is important when…
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6 Proven Defense Strategies Your Lawyer May Use to Defend a Drug Crime Accusation
Even first-time drug offenses may carry extremely serious criminal penalties. Fortunately, an experienced criminal defense lawyer knows proven defense strategies to protect you against accusations or charges that don’t warrant the offense. Facing a drug crime accusation may seem impossible to overcome, but things aren’t lost just because you’ve been accused. At Knutson + Casey,…
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Minnesota’s Tobacco 21 Law: FAQs
The legal age for purchasing and consuming tobacco products in Minnesota is now 21. This includes vaping products and e-cigarettes. The Tobacco 21 law in Minnesota reflects the larger change that has taken place at the federal level and in other states throughout the country. This legislation aims to keep dangerous products away from schools…
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Knutson + Casey Files Lawsuit Challenging Medical Marijuana Use for Parolees
According to the Minnesota Department of Corrections, former inmates on parole cannot consume medical marijuana even if they have a doctor’s prescription – even though medical marijuana is legal in the state of Minnesota and many patients rely on this medication to relieve medical conditions. The Mankato law firm Knutson + Casey is filing a…
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Veterans Stand Behind Considine’s Bill, Pushing for Easier Access to Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana can have numerous benefits for many patients throughout Minnesota, but many people have limited access to this substance. One vulnerable group fighting for greater access to medical marijuana is our veterans. Cannabis can greatly relieve many mental conditions that veterans experience, including pain management and post-traumatic stress disorder. Considine’s Bill, sponsored by Mankato…
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Will Minnesota Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana in 2019?
Marijuana has been a popular topic of conversation and a frequent news item in Minnesota since the start of 2019. In fact, talk about the possibility of Minnesota becoming the next state to legalize marijuana has spread to Forbes, the Boston Globe, and several other national publications. What is the source for all the speculation?…
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More Rally Behind Minnesota’s New Opioid Plan
Opioid misuse, abuse, addiction, and overdose deaths are rampant across the United States. In 2016, close to 400 people died from opioid overdoses in the state of Minnesota. The rate of opioid overdose deaths has steadily increased since 2010 around the country. In an effort to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in the state,…
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Minnesota’s Opioid Epidemic
Minnesota is struggling with the same opioid epidemic that’s crippling the rest of the nation. Though the reasons for dependency and addiction are numerous and as unique as the user, many people in the Twin Cities are fighting an addiction that began with a legal prescription for pain. Who Is Struggling with Addiction in the…
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Marijuana Law and Reform in Minnesota
Recently, the Minnesota chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) held a “Cannabis Rise 420 Rally” at the state Capitol.