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Bong Water Is a Drug: Court

Minnesota Supreme Court overturns ruling that said drug water was paraphernalia

By Nick McMaster| Posted Oct 23, 09 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. (Wikimedia Commons/GNU License)

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tomodachi
Oct 23, 09 3:00 PM CDT

"Hey man... what you in prison for?" Murder... first degree... How about you? "Me? Possession... of bong water." Reply

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Reader64481089
Oct 23, 09 3:04 PM CDT

The judge is grasping....I hope the decision is overturned or I see tons of tax money wasted putting people in jail for having over an ounce of dirty stinky water.........damn good thing I emptied my bong......35 years ago when I tossed it out :)

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tomodachi
Oct 23, 09 3:30 PM CDT

I agree... How many states are in such dire straits that they're forced to implement early release programs of thousands of convicts from their prisons... and yet Minnesota is throwing people in jail for possession of bong water? This seems a bit contradictory. No doubt, it's irrefutable evidence of (the remnants of) a controlled substance... but where's the line drawn? Spent ashes? Lingering smoke? Or maybe the mere smell of it on your clothing? There's got to be better things for the Minnesota judicial system to be doing.

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DJM420
Oct 24, 09 12:08 AM CDT

well, i guess im screwed

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fancygapva
Oct 24, 09 12:38 AM CDT

@tomodachi, Maybe Minnesota has private prisons and the state makes money off of how many prisoners are in jail? States are desparate for money.

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Jezze
Oct 23, 09 3:00 PM CDT

dumb as hell, thats like leaving cigarette ashes in an ashtray. Reply

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iReader
Oct 23, 09 3:13 PM CDT

?_? Reply

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gabo
Oct 23, 09 3:17 PM CDT

What do expect from people that eat ludifisk? Reply

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JoeQ
Oct 23, 09 3:18 PM CDT

Wow! A Krusty the Clown bong? Makes me almost want to collect bongs. Reply

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schmidtkoff
Oct 23, 09 3:21 PM CDT

this is so stupid. we've got babies abducted murdered, abused and discarded like trash, we've got senseless teen killing themselves and others. yet we have time and resources to WHAT? confiscate BONG water and charge possession? just when we think we're making headway into the pot debate we are once again plunged into the moralistic dark ages. shame on minnesota's supreme court. shame. Reply

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spdavid
Oct 23, 09 3:50 PM CDT

Another clear reason Marijuana should be decriminalized and the drug war completely reworked.Can you imagine people on trial for bong water?And if you have more than one bong is that distribution?It never ceases to amaze me how much money anything connected to government can throw down the toilet. Reply

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drlarrymitchell
Oct 23, 09 8:42 PM CDT

"You can't exactly dust for bong water."

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Cat-Lover
Oct 24, 09 4:42 PM 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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jeebus
Oct 23, 09 3:58 PM CDT

I think the cold air up there in Minnesota is starting to get to those people. They should all take a nice vacation to the Caribbean and do some bong hits, then go back and make a more informed decision. Reply

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kylec
Oct 23, 09 4:30 PM CDT

has anyone ever gotten high from drinking bong water? i don't have the balls. Reply

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Netstorm2k10
Oct 23, 09 4:44 PM CDT

No shit. I'll scrape and smoke the resin, but drink the water? I don't want to get high that bad.

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jeebus
Oct 23, 09 6:40 PM CDT

Apparently, a Minnesota judge has.

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Derni
Oct 23, 09 5:02 PM CDT

Courts-intelligent? Not! Reply

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inky
Oct 23, 09 5:12 PM CDT

Bong water = the new Coors. Reply

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emptycalm
Oct 23, 09 5:40 PM CDT

probably tastes better

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freethemall
Oct 23, 09 9:02 PM CDT

Just out of curiosity, can you get high off of it; is it used for that purpose? Back in my day, we boiled the stems to make pot tea. Just thinking of ways to get high without inhaling the smoke. Now that I'm retired I might want to try it again, after about 35 years, but I don't want to smoke it.

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nohuiam
Oct 24, 09 12:02 AM CDT

hey freethemall. try vaporizing it. vapor brothers is a good search or if you want the cadillac of vaporizers try volcano vaporizer. this is not smoke. it is the cleanest way to inhale thc

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skeptik
Oct 24, 09 9:35 AM CDT

We used to make brownies with it baked in- only problem was, when we got the munchies, we'd consume more of the little buggers (mmmm-chocolate!) & then end up with a residual buzz that would hang around for a couple days......hard to focus on work.........but maybe not so bad if you're retired.

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Cat-Lover
Oct 24, 09 4:25 PM CDT

Spaghetti sauce! Cooked slow and Italian* with meat, tomatos and stems, leaves (few seeds) and sugar. Great! (*- Italian: garlic, olive oil and basil)

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laslow
Oct 23, 09 8:07 PM CDT

i really doubt you would get high from drinking bong water, it's not like you get high from eating roaches or something. Reply

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Rocket448
Oct 23, 09 8:10 PM CDT

This decision of a Court so far out of touch they did the equivalent of calling gasoline a car. You can't make it work without it, but you can't drive around in it either. This is such a logically impossible decision it boggles the mind. I support the idea of judicial appointment rather than election. In this case, I'd say an election might bring some commonsense to the court. Reply

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JimW
Oct 24, 09 6:03 PM 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....

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drlarrymitchell
Oct 23, 09 8:39 PM CDT

If bong water is a drug, it's the first one I've heard of that NO ON wants. Reply

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drlarrymitchell
Oct 23, 09 8:40 PM CDT

"NO ON" = NO ONE. Sorry- I'm a little baked.

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freethemall
Oct 23, 09 9:03 PM CDT

'sall right.

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nohuiam
Oct 23, 09 11:59 PM CDT

Jesse Ventura would have vetoed this for sure! Reply

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Cat-Lover
Oct 24, 09 4:11 PM CDT

I guess if prices continue to rise, I could give this a thought. I'm sure, though, that I'd give up coke for bong water. Reply

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Cat-Lover
Oct 24, 09 4:14 PM CDT

Oooppss. I meant to say, I'd give up Coke for bong water. Maybe not.

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JimW
Oct 24, 09 6:01 PM CDT

MIGHT be a drug, but *I* sure as hell wouldn't drink it....... yekkkkkkk Reply

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