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AG candidates talk marijuana legalization (UPDATE)
The three Democrats battling to become attorney general grappled with questions Tuesday about legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin, with one saying it's too soon, another saying medicinal use might make sense and the third saying it's not his call.
Stevens Point man pleads not guilty in marijuana cookie case
A 21-year-old Stevens Point man has pleaded not guilty to providing marijuana-laced cookies to his co-workers.
Democrat proposes legalizing marijuana in Wis.
A Democratic state lawmaker from Madison is proposing that marijuana be legalized for both recreational and medicinal purposes.
Assembly approves tougher pot sanctions (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would expand municipalities' powers to enforce marijuana ordinances after district attorneys decline to prosecute.
Man sentenced for role in Texas-to-Wis. drug ring
A Sheboygan man convicted of helping to run a sophisticated drug ring that trafficked cocaine and marijuana from Texas to Wisconsin has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Court: Is anonymous tip enough for traffic stop? (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether a motorist's anonymous tip about reckless driving is enough for police to pull over a car, without an officer's corroboration of dangerous driving.
Appeals court overturns marijuana conviction in traffic stop
A Green Bay man’s marijuana conviction was overturned after the Court of Appeals said a police officer unlawfully searched the man’s car and found evidence during a traffic stop that was already completed.
Appellate court forces private review of informant’s testimony
A trial court should have looked for exculpatory evidence by privately reviewing the testimony of a confidential informant who tipped off police about a car carrying almost a pound of marijuana in Marshfield, according to the 4th District Court of Appeals.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Marijuana law should go up in smoke
In November, the voters of Colorado and Washington supported initiatives that legalized marijuana within their states.
Beloit to pay $265K to settle strip-search lawsuit (UPDATE)
The city of Beloit has agreed to pay an Illinois teen $265,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that he was illegally strip-searched and subjected to police brutality.
US justices to decide if marijuana crime justifies deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether an alien’s state-law conviction for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute constitutes an “aggravated felony” justifying deportation, even though the record of conviction does not show that the underlying conduct would constitute a felony under federal law.
Federal judge sentences 3 in Wis. pot farm bust
A federal judge has sentenced three Mexican nationals to prison for conspiring to grow marijuana in the Chequamegon - Nicolet National Forest in northwestern Wisconsin.
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