Marijuana smell in Michigan no longer enough for police to search someone, high court rules

 Marijuana smell in Michigan no longer enough for police to search someone, high court rules

Detroit police arrested a man after discovering a firearm in a vehicle he was in back in 2020. However, it was the smell of pot that first led them to the weapon – which judges say is no longer enough to justify searching someone.

(FOX 2) – Police in Michigan can no longer use the smell of marijuana to establish probable cause that a crime is being committed.
An opinion from the Michigan Supreme Court last week ruled that bec…