In an unusual unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that police in almost all cases must obtain a search warrant before searching cell phones or other mobile devices.
Officials for New Approach Oregon say they will submit 145,000 signatures to the secretary of state Thursday for their initiative to legalize marijuana in the state.
Marijuana is legal for recreational use in two states and for medical use in nearly two dozen others, but that hasn't kept some law enforcement officials from taking a hard line against its use and cultivation.
Hundreds of pounds of industrial hemp seeds bound from Canada to Colorado have been seized by federal authorities in North Dakota, marking the latest bump along the road to legalization of marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators announced Thursday that they have agreed on a path forward to legalize medical marijuana in the state.