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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 6/5/2013
SUBJECT: RESIDENTS INVITED TO PUBLIC HEARING ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS
BY: Daniel Fanning, Community Relations Officer - Mayor's Office

 

RESIDENTS INVITED TO PUBLIC HEARING ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS
Minnesota Attorney General, State Committee to Hear Public Testimony in Duluth
 
[Duluth, MN] – Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson will conduct a public hearing in Duluth on Friday, June 7, 2013 to discuss public policy relating to synthetic drugs. Residents are welcome to attend and invited to participate in the hearing. Anyone who wishes to offer testimony should contact John Howe in the Attorney General’s Office at john.howe@ag.state.mn.us or (800) 657-3787.
 
Members of the State Committee on Controlled Substances and Synthetic Drugs will also be on hand to listen to testimony and gain a better understanding of the increasing public health epidemic. The newly formed committee, chaired by State Rep. Erik Simonson of Duluth (DFL), has been tasked with examining the issue of drug abuse and recommending policies to combat the sale of synthetic drugs. Along with Rep. Simonson, the committee includes Reps. Kathy Lohmer, R-Stillwater; Jim Newburger, R-Becker; Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul Park; and John Ward, DFL-Baxter.
 
NOTICE OF JUNE 7 PUBLIC HEARING ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS
 
Attorney General Lori Swanson will conduct a public hearing in Duluth on Friday, June 7, 2013 to discuss public policy relating to synthetic drugs.
 
Topic:  Hearing to discuss public policy relating to synthetic drugs
 
Date:  Friday, June 7, 2013
 
Time:  2:00 p.m.
 
Location:  Sheraton Hotel, 301 East Superior Street, Duluth
 
 
For more information, please contact Community Relations Officer Daniel Fanning at (218) 730-5307 or dfanning@duluthmn.gov