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Topic started on 10-3-2007 @ 10:50 AM by shots

Court Rules Burning Pot Smell Does Not Justify Police Entry


www.sltrib.com
The odor of burning marijuana isn't enough to allow police to enter a residence without a warrant, the Utah Supreme Court ruled Friday.
In a 4-1 decision, the court said only a limited number of circumstances create an exception for getting a required warrant, such as preventing the destruction of evidence. Smelling pot is not one of them, the ruling says.
"The aroma of marijuana must be accompanied by some evidence that the suspects are disposing of the evidence, as opposed to casual
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reply posted on 10-3-2007 @ 11:44 AM by iknowyouknowiknow
van i just say...here in the uk we have a country wide problem with gritty or glass weed, nobody knows were it comes from but according to some websites this gritty weed is government supplied
www.ukcia.org...
if bad heroin hits the steets the bbc news reports to users that it is dangerous.
no news so far on the gritty stuff even though its nationwide and has been found to contain things like fibre glass,sand and glass dust from etching and if thats not bad enough to warn people then i dont know what is..
i think the government dont want people to smoke real marijuana because it makes you less likely to want to fight wars or be violent towards other people.
as for police in the usa not allowed to enter homes that smell sweet all i can say is ..good

from what i have read, the us government banned marijuana and demonised it because the hippies objected to the war in vietnam...history repeating?


reply posted on 10-3-2007 @ 12:13 PM by df1
Two home runs, the courts are on a hitting streak. First supporting 2nd Amendment by overturning of the DC handgun ban and now upholding our 4th Amendment protections in this decision.

Originally posted by shots
Sorry but I have to disagree. This is a step backwards as I see it. the fact is it is illegal in most of the world and should also be here. You can be arrested in many countries although some discourage police from arresting people. But that does not make it legal.

The only reason to have a government and police is to protect an individual's rights & interests. Abridging the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution in the name of making things easier for police is clearly against the US Constitution and is an affront to every American that values liberty. Fortunately our founding fathers had the wisdom of also including the 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights to provide an appropriate means for individuals to deal with an out of control government.

The only reason pot is illegal in most countries is that the US government has threatened and intimidated the governments of these other countries into making it illegal. This world wide consensus of yours is a complete fraud used to rationalize government abuse of power so that your misguided morals can be inflicted on everyone, whether they agree with you or not.


4th Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Which freaking part don't you understand?

[edit on 10-3-2007 by df1]

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