CEDAR CITY - Felony drug charges against three California men carrying medical marijuana prescriptions at the time of their arrest could be dismissed now that a judge has ruled police illegally obtained the evidence against them. "We are very happy this is over. It's been an interesting 35,000-mile journey," said Dennis Peron, 57, from his home in California on Thursday. "This case was about the Fourth and Sixth Amendments. The Fourth Amendment is put there to protect us from police coming into our homes or private rooms and conducting illegal searches. They had plenty of time to get a warrant and they didn't do it." [continues 601 words]
Agents Seek Their Help in Curbing Sales of Ingredients ST. GEORGE - It wasn't the late-late horror show on TV or a bad nightmare, it was detective Aaron Jensen's file photos of people blown apart by exploding meth labs, teenagers who overdosed on the illegal street drug, and disfigured bodies scarred forever from using the lethal mixture of household chemicals. "We see a lot of explosions, a lot of scars from chemical burns," Jensen told a small group gathered for a workshop titled "Methamphetamine and the Law: What every retailer should know," as he brought another gruesome photo up for viewing. "These are not doctored photos. We need your help as retailers to help us get these labs." [continues 664 words]
BIG WATER, Kane County - Councilman and mayor-elect Willie Marshall can't wait for Tuesday's City Council meeting to begin. On the action agenda is one item he hopes will pass quickly - the repeal of the town's lenient new ordinance that essentially decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana. "You can put this on my tombstone," Marshall said from his home in this town of around 400 residents: "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Marshall, 49, brought the controversial ordinance before the five- member Town Council Nov. 20, where it passed unanimously. [continues 381 words]
