Institute for Justice: Public Interest Law Firm Encourages Michigan Supreme Court to Rule Smell of Legal Marijuana Does Not Create Probable Cause
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 8 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 7, 2024:
Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ), together with the Cato Institute, filed an amicus brief in a case before the Michigan Supreme Court, urging the justices to hold that, following the state's legalization of cannabis in 2018, the smell of marijuana on its own does not give police probable cause to stop, search, and seize individuals.
"Marijuana in Michigan . . .
Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ), together with the Cato Institute, filed an amicus brief in a case before the Michigan Supreme Court, urging the justices to hold that, following the state's legalization of cannabis in 2018, the smell of marijuana on its own does not give police probable cause to stop, search, and seize individuals.
"Marijuana in Michigan . . .