Illinois bill aims to end cannabis odor as police probable cause, passes committee

Illinois bill would prevent car searches based on raw cannabis smell

The House could take up the bill as soon as Tuesday.

IL bill addressing raw cannabis smell in vehicles advancing – Center Square

In a House committee hearing Friday, state Rep. Curtis Tarver said that separate cases recently decided by the Illinois Supreme Court made the smell of burnt cannabis not grounds for a search, but the smell of raw cannabis is.

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* WAND… A plan to block Illinois law enforcement from searching vehicles based solely on cannabis odor is moving to the House floor. Although, the bill faces strong opposition from police, Republican lawmakers, and moderate Democrats. An Illinois Supreme Court ruling in September did not give probable cause for police to search vehicles if they smell [...]

IL bill addressing raw cannabis smell in vehicles advancing

(The Center Square) – The smell of raw cannabis may soon no longer be grounds for a vehicle search in Illinois with legislation advancing at the statehouse.

Illinois bill aims to end cannabis odor as police probable cause, passes committee

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A bill in Illinois that would prohibit police from using the smell of raw or burnt cannabis as probable cause for a search has passed out of committee and heads to the House. The legislation followed two Illinois Supreme Court cases resulted in conflicting orders for law enforcement, one that ruled police cannot search a vehicle because of the smell of burnt cannabis, and the other that said officers could search a car…

Illinois House Committee Approves Bill To Prevent Police From Using Marijuana Smell To Justify Vehicle Stops

A Senate-passed bill in Illinois that would clarify that police may not stop or detain drivers, or search their vehicles, based solely on the smell of cannabis had an initial House committee hearing on Friday, where lawmakers advanced the proposal on a 8–6 vote. The legislation—SB 42, sponsored by Sen. Rachel Ventura (D)—next moves to the House floor. But while the House Judiciary Criminal Committee advanced the measure with a do-pass recommenda…