There is a case in Illinois on September 19, 2024 where there was a man named Ryan Redmond who was pulled over by a State Police Officer named Hayden Combs. When pulled over by Combs he said he smelled marijuana smell coming from Redmond’s car that Redmond was renting and so since the highway that Redmond was on was apparently known for illegal drug running the Officer said he had probable cause even though he did not smell marijuana on Redmond himself and did not find contraband. Officer Combs initially stopped Redmond for going 3 miles over the speed limit and his license plate was not secured properly. So that is why Redmond was pulled over. So, it got all the way up to the Illinois Supreme Court and in a 6-0 decision said that you cannot use the smell of marijuana as a probable cause defense.
I think it’s a great thing because they made marijuana smoking legal in Illinois and it makes sense. Because the smell of marijuana can get on a person’s clothes like cigarette smoke does say if you were hanging out with someone who was doing it and not you and the smell does carry just like any type of smoke would. For instance campfire smoke, cigars, and cigarettes do. Here is a link to the story right below:
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