Smell of burnt cannabis alone no longer justifies a police search of a vehicle, Illinois Supreme Court rules – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

“The laws on cannabis have changed in such a drastic way as to render the smell of burnt cannabis, standing alone, insufficient to provide probable cause for a police officer to search a vehicle without a warrant,” Justice Scott Neville Jr. wrote.
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Isn’t Illinois Fun?
1 year ago

In a way understandable yet there are no roadside equivalents of a breathalizer to determine impairment by pot, and visual cues like glassy eyes and aural cues like slurred speech are used to justify search. Open alcohol in the car would be a visual cue to arrest the driver for violation of that law so why would a visual cue of pot not be equivalent?

Last edited 1 year ago by Isn’t Illinois Fun?
Zephyr Window
1 year ago

1 gram equals nothing and results in a devastating court decision. Nice job over zealous state trooper, you’re an idiot.

The Doctor
1 year ago
Reply to  Zephyr Window

Going 73 in a 70! Did the cop pull him over because he was going too slow?
I was pulled over once in WI, was doing 79 in a 70. All the cops questions pointed to him thinking i was running drugs. Cop must have just watched “The Mule”

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