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Bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis

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By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com An Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday, Feb. 18 that would strictly limit police’s ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis. The Senate Criminal Law Committee voted 7-3 to advance Senate Bill 42, which would eliminate the requirement that cannabis be transported in vehicles in an odor-proof container....

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Bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis

By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com An Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday, Feb. 18 that would strictly limit police’s ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis. The Senate Criminal Law Committee voted 7-3 to advance Senate Bill 42, which would eliminate the requirement that cannabis be transported in vehicles in an odor-proof container....

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Committee advances bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis

An Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would strictly limit police’s ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis.

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Committee advances bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis | Illinois State Bar Association

Committee advances bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabisAn Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would strictly limit police’s ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis. Source: Daily Herald

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Ventura measure to remove cannabis odor as probable cause to search a vehicle passes committee

SPRINGFIELD – A measure from State Senator Rachel Ventura ensuring that the odor of raw or burnt cannabis could not alone constitute a search of a motor vehicle, driver or passenger passed through the Senate Criminal Law Committee on Tuesday. “A recent state Supreme Court ruling gave a conflicting directive between raw and burnt cannabis, shifting a huge burden to law enforcement to know the difference,” said Ventura (D-Joliet). “This bill aims …

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Illinois Senate Committee Advances Bill to Prohibit Vehicle Searches Based on Cannabis Odor

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A key committee in the Illinois Senate has given approval to legislation that would restrict law enforcement from searching vehicles based solely on the smell of cannabis. The Senate Criminal Law Committee voted 7 to 3 in favor of Senate Bill 42, which would eliminate the requirement that cannabis be stored in an odor-proof container while in a vehicle. It would also bar police from using the…

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The Marijuana Herald broke the news in on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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