Cops thought Hoang Vinh Pham, who received a 15-year prison sentence, was suspicious because he stared at a police van full of marijuana.
Dispatching a state trooper to a hospital seems a bit excessive.
Two states have passed laws requiring court approval before the cops can use genetic genealogy services to track down a suspect.
Oklahoma, Alabama, and Montana are the latest states to deregulate homemade food sales.
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If left unamended, the bill could have crushed much of the nascent industry.
Now 14 states have legislation explicitly protecting free speech on campus.
The ballot initiative allows recreational consumers to grow their own or buy cannabis from state-licensed stores.
And in a three-way race for governor in Indiana, Libertarian Donald Rainwater gets more than 13 percent and wins more than 20 counties.
Two states are voting to permit medical marijuana. Four are voting for legalization.
The debate over flavored vapes really is a debate about whether adult smokers will still have access to products that could save their lives.
Making businesses close early will not stop the spread of COVID-19.
Kendra Espinoza's daughters rely on a state-supported scholarship program to attend the school of their choice.
Bills introduced in Montana, Florida, and Washington would either ban or restrict plastic straws.
Montana L.P. candidate Rick Breckenridge says he was misinterpreted by a reporter.
Republicans are comparing the band to Kathy Griffin.
And restricts how long data can be held.
Inconsistent federal agency policies end in denial of access to water.
Two lawsuits and action in Congress indicate wasteful, unconstitutional mandates may be on their way out.
A man who faced federal distribution charges argued the state's possession prosecution was double jeopardy.
Greg Gianforte joins a pantheon of violent politicians who don't want to answer questions from journalists
New bills in Montana and California would make it easier for small food entrepreneurs to thrive and for consumers to have more choices.
The anti-Trump Republican would like to bring his anti-spending, pro-Fourth Amendment philosophy to Congress.
The ruling strengthens civil asset forfeiture reform laws passed last year by the legislature.
With pot on the ballot in nine states, support for allowing recreational use is strongest in California, while Florida looks likeliest to permit medical use.
Longtime activist and "godfather of third-party politics" had run in every Montana election for 20 years
Some states bar people from harvesting dead animals. But Montana has gotten good results from lifting its ban.
Milk that's still fresh is declared "expired" and must be thrown away.
Should a program that provides scholarships to private-schools exclude religious institutions?
A model for how to voluntarily rewild North America.
Restoring the herds and landscape seen by Lewis and Clark
Well, this is terrifying.
New law also creates space for ride-sharing services.
Will reforms work or will police just turn to the Department of Justice?
"Yoga pants should be illegal in public anyway," said GOP Rep. David Moore.
Department of Homeland Security
The Rainbow Family is an extremist threat now?
The troll-the-libertarians business model.
Montana is looking to loosen some food regulations in the state. That's good, because there's room for improvement.
Claims it has nothing to do with the criticism he faced for the sentence