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[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (17 children)

I got curious. Here's the actual story:

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. – Michigan State Police say that legalization >of marijuana is making their jobs difficult.

Officers say that they are able to smell marijuana at traffic stops but are not clear on how law enforcement should handle each situation.

Police are struggling to address reports they receive due to the legality of the substance.

“We come across a lot of kids that are under 21 that have possession of it and obviously that’s in violation so we seize it and go through the process that way but when we come across people that are 21 and older and actually have it legally that's where it's kind of hard to deal with it in that aspect," Michigan State Officer Andrew Jeffrey said.

Officer Jeffrey says police receive multiple reports of people smoking marijuana but police cannot do anything if they obtained the substance legally and are not underage.

[–] Onarock@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like I’m missing something here. How is this not just handled the same as alcohol? If underage then handle if not then move on to where a crime is actually happening.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You're not missing anything.. There's a cognitive disconnect between "weed is legal now" and their brains.

They do the thing they want, which is prioritize stopping minorities and anyone they feel is a target, and then if they smell weed.... Well* now they aren't allowed to legally brutalize someone. They have to actually find a real probable cause.

That's what the "work is much harder now" means. Whether they say it out loud or not.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly. Cops love marijuana criminalization because it provides them a lazy shortcut around the 4th Amendment. A cop can always justify a search by claiming they smelled pot. And there's no way to later prove they were lying. You can't prove someone didn't smell something. If no pot is found, they can just say, "well I guess I was mistaken," and the search is still valid.

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