Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
The Illinois Supreme Court held that the odor of raw cannabis coming from a vehicle is sufficient to provide police officers with probable cause to perform a warrantless search of the vehicle, so long as the officers are trained and experienced in distinguishing between the odor of raw and burnt cannabis. Earlier this year the court held that the odor of burnt cannabis alone is not sufficient to establish probable cause. (OVERSTREET, CUNNINGHAM, and ROCHFORD, concurring and O’BRIEN, dissenting. HOLDER WHITE took no part in the decision)