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02-28-2015, 02:04 PM
D.C. police feeling burned as new marijuana legalization laws means they can't use the smell of pot for probable cause
By Mail Online Reporter and Associated Press Reporter
Just one day into the District of Columbia's new law allowing recreational use of marijuana, police are already being told they can no longer use the smell of pot as probable cause.
As local reporters note, many of D.C.'s court affidavits begin with the words 'I detected a strong odor of marijuana...' making the smell a popular excuse to makea stop and search a vehicle.
The confusion could lead to a heavy caseload for internal affairs.
Continued... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2972949/D-C-police-feeling-burned-new-marijuana-legalization-laws-means-t-use-smell-pot-probable-cause.html)
By Mail Online Reporter and Associated Press Reporter
Just one day into the District of Columbia's new law allowing recreational use of marijuana, police are already being told they can no longer use the smell of pot as probable cause.
As local reporters note, many of D.C.'s court affidavits begin with the words 'I detected a strong odor of marijuana...' making the smell a popular excuse to makea stop and search a vehicle.
The confusion could lead to a heavy caseload for internal affairs.
Continued... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2972949/D-C-police-feeling-burned-new-marijuana-legalization-laws-means-t-use-smell-pot-probable-cause.html)