The question of whether police officers have probable cause to search a vehicle that reeks of marijuana is now in the hands of the Michigan Supreme Court. The state’s high court is adding the case, People v. Armstrong, to its calendar after the Michigan Court of Appeals held in a November published opinion that the smell of marijuana – standing alone – isn’t enough to order people out of a car and search it. The opinion reversed 20 years of precedent established by the Michigan Supreme Court’s Kazmierczak opinion, which held that the “very strong smell of marijuana emanating from … Continue reading Can cops search car if all they have is smell of pot?