SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on ...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday the smell of burnt cannabis alone is insufficient grounds for police officers to search a vehicle. The ruling stems from a 2020 traffic stop in Henry ...

Reversing a previous ruling from before the legalization of marijuana, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the smell of burnt cannabis alone is not enough to justify a warrantless ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – The Illinois Supreme court ruled that the odor of raw cannabis alone gives law enforcement officers probable cause to search someone’s vehicle. The ruling comes ...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in two cases last year whether ... “Senate Bill 42 will also relieve the burden on law enforcement to decipher the difference between raw and burnt cannabis. ...

SPEINGFIELD, Ill. (KWQC) - Cannabis confusion has been a common theme in Illinois since legalizing marijuana back in 2020. The issue stems from two state Supreme Court decisions, one that said ...

Senate Bill 42, sponsored by Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, is a response to a September 2024 Illinois Supreme Court decision that held the smell of burnt cannabis alone was insufficient to ...

An Illinois Supreme Court ruling in September did not give probable cause for police to search vehicles if they smell burnt cannabis. Yet, a ruling in December gave probable cause for law ...

The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee has passed a bill that would prohibit police from using the smell of raw or burnt cannabis as probable cause for a search, now it moves to the House.

Senate Bill 42, sponsored by Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, is a response to a September 2024 Illinois Supreme Court decision that held the smell of burnt cannabis alone was insufficient to ...