Illinois Supreme Court Says Police Can’t Use Smell Of Burnt Marijuana To Justify Vehicle Searches

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the odor of burnt marijuana alone cannot be lawfully used by police as probable cause to conduct a warrantless vehicle search. On Thursday, justices published an opinion in a case—People vs. Redmond—that concerned law enforcement searching a vehicle after claiming they could smell burnt cannabis. An office discovered … Continue reading Illinois Supreme Court Says Police Can’t Use Smell Of Burnt Marijuana To Justify Vehicle Searches