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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Democratic candidate for governor says he supports legalizing medical marijuana to bring relief to people like his wife, who pleaded guilty to pot possession charges in connection to the drug she uses to treat chronic pain. Mike Weinholtz said in an emotional news conference Tuesday that the current laws leave doctors with no choice but to prescribe powerful painkillers with a risk addiction that have made opioids an epidemic in Utah and elsewhere.
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop and his Democratic opponent clashed on medical marijuana, climate change, and the Republican's continued support for Donald Trump at a debate. The Standard-Examiner reports Dr. Peter Clemens challenged the seven-term incumbent during a spirited event in Ogden on Monday.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An ex-Utah State football player dropped by the Atlanta Falcons over multiple sexual assault allegations is back to Utah to face criminal charges. Jail records show 22-year-old Torrey Green was booked into the Cache County jail Monday afternoon.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Las Vegas has sentenced a 43-year-old man to 18 months in prison for operating fraudulent tax preparation businesses in Nevada and Utah. U.S. District Judge James Mahan also ordered Roger Linares on Monday to serve three years of supervised release and pay about $182,000 in restitution.
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