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Kansas Supreme Court decision in marijuana case hinges on Lawrence officers’ sense of smell
The Topeka Capital Journal ^
| 11 December 2018
| Tim Carpenter
Posted on 12/12/2018 4:44:58 PM PST by KC_Lion
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posted on
12/12/2018 4:44:58 PM PST
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KC_Lion
To: TheStickman; dainbramaged; beaversmom; T-Bone Texan; dljordan; Mama Shawna; NobleFree; Drew68; ...
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posted on
12/12/2018 4:45:24 PM PST
by
KC_Lion
(If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
To: KC_Lion
I don’t use the stuff, but it does have a distinctive stink.
To: colorado tanker
I dont use the stuff, but it does have a distinctive stink.Home beer making can produce the same odor.
Hops is closely related to weed.
To: KC_Lion
The problem with this decision is that it will be used to justify every illegal search done in Kansas from now until the practice is ended either by statute or the USSC.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:02:47 PM PST
by
Valpal1
To: Snickering Hound
Yes you are quite right. I had not thought of that but in its raw form the smell is similar. In that case the police should have to prove that they can distinguish it from other smells. Interesting!
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:06:36 PM PST
by
melsec
(There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
To: Valpal1
The problem with this decision is that it will be used to justify every illegal search done in Kansas from now until the practice is ended either by statute or the USSC.
What's more is that smoke travels. Your neighbor two doors down could be smoking it up, but the cloud travels your way. The cops can simply say they smelled marijuana, and then have the right to search any damn house on the block.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:08:51 PM PST
by
fr_freak
From the article:
A detailed search of the house after securing a warrant didnt reveal a pile of pot on a dining room table or stacked in a secret room. The only significant amount of unsmoked marijuana was 25 grams stored in a closed Tupperware container locked inside a safe located in Hubbards bedroom closet. A small amount of weed was detected on a partially burnt cigarillo in the living room.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:09:32 PM PST
by
Valpal1
To: Snickering Hound
Interesting.
Kinda doubt the perp was making beer in his car, though. :-))
To: Snickering Hound
Grafting hops onto a pot plant yields a THC laden leafy substance.
Don’t know how it tastes, read about it in High Times back in high school, lol.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:22:07 PM PST
by
skepsel
(Apres moi, le deluge.)
To: colorado tanker
There were varieties developed in England that smell like cheese, when growing. I assume they smell that way when dried.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:29:30 PM PST
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: fr_freak
The cops can simply say they smelled marijuana, and then have the right to search any damn house on the block. What have you got to hide? /s
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:39:00 PM PST
by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: KC_Lion
a trained and experienced officers detection of the aroma of marijuanaLike the trained and experienced officer who identified bits of Krispy Kreme glaze as meth?
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:40:34 PM PST
by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: KC_Lion
While I detest the war on pot, this decision fully comports with Kansas law.
Having been around pot all of my life I can say unequivocally you can smell a large amount of marijuana, often from blocks away.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:45:10 PM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Mariner
But anyone who claims they can small less than an ounce inside tupperware, inside a safe from outside the front door is a damn liar.
A dirty damn liar.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:48:30 PM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: NobleFree
As a matter of fact, yes.
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posted on
12/12/2018 5:51:09 PM PST
by
KC_Lion
(If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
To: Valpal1
“The only significant amount of unsmoked marijuana was 25 grams stored in a closed Tupperware container locked inside a safe located in Hubbards bedroom closet.”
So the cop lied that he smelled it when he was outside the front door.
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12/12/2018 6:36:31 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: DesertRhino
That would be my suspicion, also just like cigarette smoke, pot smoke will permeate a house, car, clothing. The problem I have is they said they smelled “raw” marijuana, not burning pot or residual or stale dope smoke in order to get the warrant.
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posted on
12/12/2018 6:59:58 PM PST
by
Valpal1
To: KC_Lion
What else smells like pot that could cause confusion?
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posted on
12/13/2018 8:01:06 AM PST
by
Harpotoo
(Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
To: Harpotoo
What else smells like pot that could cause confusion? A skunk.
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posted on
12/13/2018 8:01:56 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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