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The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday the smell of burnt cannabis alone is insufficient grounds for police officers to search a vehicle. The ruling stems from a 2020 traffic stop in Henry ...

The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled in September, with White abstaining, that the smell of burnt cannabis does not indicate a crime has been committed and does not give police probable ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on ...

Reversing a previous ruling from before the legalization of marijuana, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the smell of burnt cannabis alone is not enough to justify a warrantless ...

The scent of cannabis smoke alone is not enough to justify a police search of a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 6-0 ruling, the court found that cannabis laws in Illinois ...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that police can search vehicles if they smell raw cannabis. The ruling contradicts another decision that the smell of burnt cannabis isn’t enough for a search ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday the smell of burnt cannabis alone is insufficient grounds for police officers to search a vehicle. The ruling stems from a 2020 ...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search.. The appellant, Vincent Molina, was a passenger in a car stopped by a ...

The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled in September, with White abstaining, that the smell of burnt cannabis does not indicate a crime has been committed and does not give police probable ...

The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South ...

SPRINGFIELD – The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. The ruling comes months after the court ruled the smell ...