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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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intended to prevent possible destruction of evidence

If you have so little pot that you can actually flush it, the police are wasting their time with you. "Drugs" should not be the root password to the Constitution.

21 posted on 12/13/2018 8:17:51 AM PST by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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SCUM. Hops, some grasses and many types of herbs smell almost identical. Hell, a skunk spraying on your property will smell like it.

There is no verifiable third party way to know what a cop smelled. With this allowed, they could claim they always smell something and search anyone at will. Dogs can also be easily retrained to give false readings and their “testimony” should NOT be admissible in any court.

The smell must be measured with a calibrated machine while on camera to be admissible in court. Just like they do with tests for DUI.

Also, cops dont have to prove a package of drugs a cop “found” is actually yours. Plenty of people have bought cars with hidden packages and cops have been caught planting on innocent people to get promotions or settle personal grudges. I’ve never seen one get jail time even when caught on camera...

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/brooklyn-judge-shocked-cowboy-culture-narcotics-cops-article-1.970874

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2095772/Cowboy-cop-Jason-Arbeeny-planted-crack-couples-car-seat-escapes-jail.html


22 posted on 12/13/2018 8:52:18 AM PST by varyouga
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Using cannabis in a illegal state is not a wise move.

Working to get the state law changed would be much wiser, IMO.


23 posted on 12/13/2018 1:23:02 PM PST by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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Home beer making can produce the same odor. Hops is closely related to weed.

Agreed, but the issue issue is whether the odor justifies a search of a motor vehicle, not a person's home.

24 posted on 12/13/2018 1:26:20 PM PST by Labyrinthos
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Yes, skunk. Thank you. I told my son that and he just laughed at me.


25 posted on 12/20/2018 10:30:27 AM PST by Mercat
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