Sign In
Free Newsletter
Analysis: Unprecedented errors eroding credibility of Trump’s Justice Department
Federal judges cite unlawful searches and prosecutorial errors as criminal cases are dismissed at rising rates amid Trump’s crime crackdown.
Md. lawmakers pass bill to bar police stops, searches based on smell of marijuana
The smell of marijuana will no longer be enough to justify a police stop or search under a bill that Maryland lawmakers passed.
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.
Smell of marijuana justifies investigatory stop, Md. high court says
The sharply divided court ruled that officers may briefly stop and question a person who smells of marijuana though possession of less than 10 grams is not a crime in the state.
Don’t confuse marijuana decriminalization, legalization, Md. court says
A Maryland appeals court has expressed exasperation with defense attorneys who it said confuse marijuana decriminalization with legalization.
Md. lawyers recall Ginsburg as sharp, intellectual, respectful
Douglas F. Gansler on Monday recalled as bittersweet Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s interjection while he was arguing before the Supreme Court that the prohibition on police officers questioning suspects who […]
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 […]
Cause to arrest, search? High court weighs issue of pot odor.
ANNAPOLIS — Police have probable cause to arrest someone for marijuana possession and to search him or her if they clearly smell the drug on the person – even though […]
Law enforcement seeks to differentiate legal cannabis from contraband
Rapidly changing law on marijuana use and possession in Maryland, from the decriminalization of small amounts to the legalization of medical use, has left some law enforcement officers wondering what […]
High court to consider whether pot odor gives cause to arrest
Maryland’s top court will consider whether police have probable cause to arrest someone for marijuana possession if they smell the drug clearly on the person – even though possession of […]
Md. high court: Burnt-marijuana smell does not justify arrest, search
The smell of burnt marijuana emanating from a car may give police probable cause to search the vehicle but not to arrest and search the occupant unless the officers had […]
