For your interest.
I don’t use the stuff, but it does have a distinctive stink.
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.
Like the trained and experienced officer who identified bits of Krispy Kreme glaze as meth?
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.
What else smells like pot that could cause confusion?
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.
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...