Reversing a previous ruling from before the legalization of marijuana, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the ...

Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without ...

SummaryState supreme court rules unanimously in case stemming from 2020 traffic stop By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois ...

Illinois Supreme Court rules that the smell of cannabis alone cannot justify warrantless vehicle searches, reinforcing ...

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 Thursday.

The arresting officer described I80 as a drug corridor and called Des Moines and Chicago known "hubs of criminal activity." ...

In a 6-0 ruling, the court found that cannabis laws in Illinois had evolved to the point that just catching a whiff of burnt ...

The Illinois State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the smell of burnt cannabis alone is not enough to support a warrantless search of a vehicle.

Police will no longer be able to use the smell of marijuana to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois ...