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Evening Newscast 03-11-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

In Helena today, medical marijuana advocates filed a petition to delay a ruling that says providers can sell to three patients maximum.

The former head of the Montana Chemical Dependency Center was arrested last night following a hit and run incident east of Anaconda.

A Montana State Crime Lab employee is accused of stealing drugs collected as evidence by law enforcement agencies affecting criminal proceedings across the state.

The Montana Supreme Court plans to decide whether to take up an appeal by State Representative Art Wittich, before his campaign finance trial is scheduled to begin later this month.

Today, medical marijuana activists took action to delay a state Supreme Court ruling that limits the number of patients medical marijuana providers can serve.

Today state lawmakers heard from chronic pain patients who want to reform Montana’s policy regarding access to pain medications like opioids.

Montana’s Republican party filed a last-minute appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court today, asking non-republican voters to be barred from their primary elections in June.

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