Feds Allow Native Americans to Grow, Sell Marijuana: The U.S. Justice Department has announced that Native American tribes will be allowed to grow and sell marijuana on their land as long as they follow the same laws established in states that have legalized the drug.  Fox News reports that while many tribes are opposed to legalizing the drug on their land, three tribes in California, Washington, and the Midwest have expressed interest in selling it.  Federal law still prohibits the use and sale of marijuana in all 50 states.

Convicted Killer Sentenced to Four Life Terms: A Michigan man convicted of killing two discount store employees last year has been sentenced to four life terms plus 53 years for his crimes.  Gus Burns of M Life reports that habitual felon Lavere Bryant shot and killed two employees at a Family Dollar store in July 2013 during a botched robbery attempt. Life without parole is the most severe sentence a murderer can receive Michigan, a non-death penalty state. 

CA Police Chief Reports Increased Crime Under Prop 47: Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer believes that the recent uptick in crime that his city is experiencing has something to do with the passing of Proposition 47.  Jim Guy of the Fresno Bee reports that crimes such as aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft have all increased exponentially in the last 28 days.  Proposition 47 reclassified several felonies to misdemeanors, and allowed thousands of inmates to apply for early release from state facilities.