Maryland Court Rules Cannabis Smell Can Trigger Police Search If Not Only Factor
August 4, 2026
Appellate Court of Maryland upheld convictions in two Worcester County cases where police knew all occupants of cars were minors
Appellate Court of Maryland upheld convictions in two Worcester County cases where police knew all occupants of cars were minors
“Reporting by Injustice Watch exposed a lab tied to more than a dozen wrongful convictions for driving under the influence.”
The decline in trafficking prosecutions mimics a decade-long decline in seizures at the southern border
The officer in the case had consumed cannabis for pain management while on disability leave to recover from a work-related injury
“Those considering legalization should wait a few years before pronouncing on the cost-benefit impact.”
“There are no empirically supported thresholds for blood or oral fluids that reliably indicate cannabis impairment.”
Alt. title: Stay the hell away from these places!
Overall, the FBI reported 831,446 arrests nationwide for drug-related offenses in 2024
“These shops have pushed the envelope and pushed the envelope and pushed the envelope.”
The ruling was lauded by civil rights advocates and privacy watchdogs fresh off of a fight in the Oregon Legislature over a bill that would have granted more power to police to use unmanned aerial surveillance devices like drones
