The odor of burnt marijuana alone is not enough for police to suspect criminal activity and order a person to get out of a car, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday, citing a state law that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of the narcotic. The...
Marijuana supporters in the Bay State secured another victory on Tuesday after a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling stated the odor of marijuana alone is not enough for police to suspect criminal activity and order a person out of his or her car. The court...
The odor of burnt marijuana is no longer enough for police officers to order a person from their car, now that possession of less than an ounce of marijuana has been decriminalized in Massachusetts, the state’s highest court ruled today. “Without at least some other...