Massachusetts Court: Marijuana Smell Not Enough for Traffic Stop - 0 views
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Bryan Pregon on 09 Apr 13"The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that a police officer is not justified in stopping and searching an automobile merely because he smells the presence of marijuana. The Supreme Judicial Court took up the case of Benjamin Cruz to clarify the legal impact of a 2008 voter referendum that had decriminalized possession of less than one ounce of pot in the Bay State."