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Bong Water Is a Drug: Court

Minnesota Supreme Court overturns ruling that said drug water was paraphernalia

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2009 2:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – Minnesota’s Supreme Court has declared bong water an illegal drug. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that held bong water was paraphernalia. The decision means lazy users who leave water in their bongs could be hit with a first-degree drug possession charge—even if they have no other drugs, the AP reports.

A display of bongs in a store window.
A display of bongs in a store window.   (Wikimedia Commons/GNU License)
A bong.
A bong.   (Wikimedia Commons)
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JimW
Oct 24, 2009 11:03 AM CDT
Yeah, most of the population here in the U.S. should also go to jail because we all have cocaine on our paper money....
JimW
Oct 24, 2009 11:01 AM CDT
MIGHT be a drug, but *I* sure as hell wouldn't drink it....... yekkkkkkk
Cat-Lover
Oct 24, 2009 9:42 AM CDT
spdavid: I hope you meant "legalized" rather than "decriminalized." There's a world of difference and legalizing marijauna as is legal the cigarette industry is what we need. From plant to vapor, the government controls licensed-private entrepeneurs to handle this industry. Watch for the IPO. I will...

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