​Pot-phobic law enforcement officers in California are trying out an unsettling new tactic.

Medical marijuana dispensary operator Charles Lynch, 47, is facing a government-recommended five years in federal prison -- even though he meticulously followed state and local laws. Under federal law, Lynch could receive up to 100 years.

The trial of an Olalla man accused of exceeding the allowable limit for medical marijuana is finishing its second week, and is drawing attention from throughout the state.

The top doctor in the Washington Department of Corrections has resigned, saying the use of medical staff to prepare for an execution is unethical.

After paying her own way for years, she ran out of money and had to enroll in Medicaid, the government program that funds health services for low-income people. But the facility, in Sumner, didn't want more Medicaid patients.