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House passes bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause for police
The House of Delegates passed legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
Bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause clears House hurdle
The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
Odor-based pot arrests are unconstitutional: Md. high court
Police officers lack probable cause to arrest and search someone for marijuana possession simply for smelling of the drug, because possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is not […]
Top Md. court: A sniff inside a car constitutes a ‘search’
Motorists pulled over during routine traffic stops have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the interior of their cars such that police officers must have probable cause, reasonable suspicion or reasonably fear for the public’s immediate safety before they stick their noses in the car and smell evidence of drug use, Maryland’s top court has unanimously ruled.
