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Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs
In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages.
The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat, and a male cadaver with chest staples down his torso.
Marijuana Raids In Montana, Who’s In Trouble?
Yesterday 26 medical marijuana distributors were raided and had much of their inventory confiscated. The search warrants were given under probable cause of illegal and large-scale trafficking of marijuana. It seems as though the federal and state laws are coming into a conflict here in Montana but will it cause anything more than a bump in the road for the distributors.
