Until now, the water in this pipe was considered a controlled substance. (Getty Images) Minnesota authorities would no longer be able to charge people with major drug crimes solely on the basis of the ...

Fluid left in bongs and water pipes can no longer be part of the total weight of a controlled substance when authorities charge people with drug offenses, under a clause tucked into a judiciary and ...

Last Thursday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that bong water is, under law, âÄúa preparation, compound, mixture, or substance containing a controlled substance, regardless of purity.âÄù Before ...