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Yes, There Are Mandatory Minimums for Minnesota Drug Crimes

There are many policies from “The War on Drugs” that continue to affect Americans today.

The “three strikes law,” civil forfeiture, and the denial of government benefits to people who commit drug crimes are a few of them.

They all have a significant negative impact on sentences and how selling some dope can affect a person’s life. One of the most prominent of these outdated policies is mandatory minimums.

Mandatory minimums affect drug crime sentencing today, both

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You’re Facing a MN Drug Charge – Should You Take a Plea Deal?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Plea Deals/Plea Bargains

If you’ve been hit with a drug crime charge, you’re no doubt apprehensive about what comes next. You know the sentence you could face if convicted is potentially life-altering. The prospect of a court trial can also be frightening.

Then, the prosecution offers a plea deal: Admit your guilt in exchange for reduced charges. Complete your lessened sentence. It all seems to go away.

The reality is that 90-95% of state and federal criminal cases, including those

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Minnesota’s Drug-Free Zone Laws Designed to be Unfair

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug-Free Zones

Drug-free zone laws were implemented at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic as a part of the “War on Drugs.” These laws enhanced penalties for drug crimes committed in areas frequented by children with the hope of keeping drug dealers from selling to kids, and to keep drug-related violence away from them.

Sounds like a good idea, right?

In theory, perhaps. However, in practice, drug-free zone laws impose unreasonably harsh penalties that disproportionately affect low-income areas

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Illegal Prescription Drugs: How Minnesota Handles Them

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Prescription Drug Crimes

Drug possession and trafficking crimes can involve the manufacture, transport, sale or distribution, or mere possession of any controlled substance, and penalties are based primarily on two factors: what kind of drug it is, and how much you have.

Although millions of prescriptions are filled daily across the country, above board and according to law, there’s a fine line between when handling prescribed medications is legal and when it’s not. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abuse

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Federal Charges for Trafficking Drugs in Minnesota?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Trafficking

Imagine this. You get busted by the local cops. They say you’re going to be charged with trafficking drugs. They do their best to scare you. At some point, someone new comes in and tell you you’re going to be charged by the feds. What does this mean? Is it a scare tactic? Are they allowed to do this?

If you are charged with drug trafficking in Minnesota, most of the time your offense will be handled at

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“But I’m No Drug Dealer!” When MN Possession Is Charged as Trafficking

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Possession | Drug Trafficking

Recreational users beware: knowing your Minnesota possession and trafficking laws may make the difference in whether you unknowingly get caught in the middle of something far bigger than you.

In the wake of high-profile busts like the young Minnesota mom-turned-meth ring CEO in the Spring of 2018, quickly followed by an estimated $7.75 million meth bust in Minneapolis this past September, it’s no surprise that Minnesota law enforcement officials are currently hyper-sensitive to even mere possession of controlled

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Need Help with an Overdose? Minnesota Won’t Prosecute You

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Overdose | Drug Possession | Opiates

Our nation is currently in the grips of an opioid public health crisis, with astronomical increases in drug-related deaths, most of which are due to opiates.

In 2017 alone, 694 Minnesotans perished from opiate overdoses. Sadly, many of these deaths would have been preventable with timely medical intervention. However, people are often reluctant to seek out emergency medical help for an overdose because they’re afraid of being charged with possession or other drug crimes.

They shouldn’t

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