Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Police give woman back her drugs LAS VEGAS, May 10 (UPI) -- A Nevada woman got her marijuana and pipe back from police Wednesday after her drug possession case was dismissed in Municipal Court. Advertisement Tonya Snider said she began to use marijuana about four years ago after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in muscles, ligaments and tendons, the Las Vegas Review-Journal said Thursday. Under state law, police must return seized marijuana and drug paraphernalia if it has been determined they have been used in accordance with the state's Medical Use of Marijuana Act, the newspaper said. "I think this may be the first time this has happened in Nevada," said Ryan Mortier, Snider's attorney. The program officer for the state's medical marijuana program said more than 700 people have been issued registration cards to use marijuana. Advertisement Sandhill cranes draw crowd in Florida SUNTREE, Fla., May 10 (UPI) -- A pair of Sandhill cranes have taken on celebrity status in Suntree, Fla., especially now that they are parents. One of the two eggs laid by the mother has hatched, drawing passersby and residents who had been charting the egg's progress, Florida Today reported Thursday. "I felt like an expectant mother," Suntree resident Judy Vaughn told the newspaper. The Florida sandhill crane is a threatened specials and protected by state law. Peoria not playing well in city ranking PEORIA, Ill., May 10 (UPI) -- Peoria, Ill., faired relatively poorly in a survey of most desirable U.S. cities in which to live. The new edition of "Cities Ranked and Rated" pushed Peoria down to 125th on the list of 400 cities, a big fall from the number 51 ranking it had in 2004, the Peoria Journal-Star said Thursday. The book by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander rated Gainesville, Fla., as the best place in America to live. The book described Peoria as a quiet city with a "clean and unremarkable" downtown, the newspaper said. The survey liked Peoria's health-care agencies and cost of living but disliked the city's air service and entertainment options. Advertisement One-limbed driver arrested NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., May 10 (UPI) -- A man who lost three limbs in a childhood accident and went on to become the Tampa, Fla., area's most notorious bad driver is jailed in lieu of $500,000 bond. Michael Wiley was arrested Wednesday morning, the day after he led police on a high-speed chase, the St. Petersburg Times reported. He was charged with eluding police and habitual driving with a revoked license. Wiley taught himself to drive in spite of having both arms and one leg amputated. But he has had his license suspended or revoked about 20 times in the last two decades. Tuesday's chase began when a police officer in New Port Richey spotted Wiley at a convenience store. When the officer approached, Wiley drove off. Police officers gave up the chase after half an hour because they feared it would endanger other drivers or pedestrians. Wiley has had numerous arrests. But judges have tended to go easy on him because they feel sorry for him and because jailers have trouble coping with his physical problems.
