Sights, Smells, & Searches

 The Illinois Supreme Court has determined that the odor of raw cannabis, but not burnt cannabis, provides probable cause on its own to search a vehicle, notes Emily L. Fitch in her June Illinois Bar Journal article, “Sights, Smells, & Searches.” Fitch goes on to explain how the Court found “harmony” between the arguably contradictory Vehicle Code and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act by determining that each is consistent with the requirement to store cannabis in an odor-proof container. Yet, some questions remain unanswered, such as, “What is odor proof?”

 Read the June Illinois Bar Journal’s article, "Sights, Smells, & Searches"