{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-152.023","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 152.023","heading":"CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRIME IN THE THIRD DEGREE.","body":"Subdivision 1. Sale crimes.\nA person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the third degree if:\n(1) the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing a narcotic drug;\n(2) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing phencyclidine or hallucinogen, it is packaged in dosage units, and equals ten or more dosage units;\n(3) the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, except a Schedule I or II narcotic drug, cannabis flower, or cannabinoid products to a person under the age of 18; or\n(4) the person conspires with or employs a person under the age of 18 to unlawfully sell one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance listed in Schedule I, II, or III, except a Schedule I or II narcotic drug, cannabis flower, or cannabinoid products.\nSubd. 2. Possession crimes.\n(a) A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the third degree if:\n(1) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of ten grams or more containing a narcotic drug other than heroin or fentanyl;\n(2) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of: (i) a total weight of three grams or more containing heroin; or (ii) a total weight of five grams or more, or 25 dosage units or more, containing fentanyl;\n(3) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing a narcotic drug other than heroin or fentanyl, it is packaged in dosage units, and equals 50 or more dosage units;\n(4) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses any amount of a schedule I or II narcotic drug or five or more dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, or a drug treatment facility;\n(5) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses:\n(i) more than ten kilograms of cannabis flower;\n(ii) more than two kilograms of cannabis concentrate; or\n(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, or any combination of those infused with more than 200 grams of tetrahydrocannabinol; or\n(6) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing methamphetamine or amphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, or a drug treatment facility.\n(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a mixture does not include the fluid used in a water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.\nSubd. 3. Penalty.\n(a) A person convicted under subdivision 1 or 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $250,000, or both.\n(b) In a prosecution under subdivision 1 or 2 involving sales or acts of possession by the same person in two or more counties within a 90-day period, the person may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the sales or acts of possession occurred.","path":["HEALTH","CHAPTER 152. DRUGS; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES","CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.023","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:34Z","sha256":"2faec8f059071bc40a64fbf59d11c11e9f183649fc50138bd58482b611a1b1e8","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-152.022","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-152.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}