Police in Minnesota will no longer be able to conduct a warrantless search of a person’s vehicle based solely on the odor of cannabis. Previously, police were able to conduct warrantless searches if they claimed to smell marijuana odor inside a vehicle, but now that recreational marijuana has been legalized in Minnesota, the state Supreme […]
Minnesota Expunges More Than 50,000 Non-Felony Marijuana Offenses
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced that they have completed the process of sealing more than 50,000 criminal records related to non-felony cannabis offenses after the decision was made to do so by state legislators last year. The original goal was to have all the cannabis offenses expunged by early August of 2024, but […]
Can I Have Marijuana In My Car In Minnesota?
Minnesota recently legalized recreational marijuana, but that doesn’t mean residents have free reign to do whatever they please with marijuana. One of the biggest concerns about the legalization of recreational marijuana is that more people may drive under the influence of the drug, and that can be especially hard to police since there is no […]
Minnesota Set To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Today
At high noon today, Gov. Tim Walz intends to sign a bill that will legalize recreational cannabis in Minnesota. Although the bill will be signed today, recreational marijuana will not go into effect for a couple of months. The law will officially begin on August 1, and it will allow Minnesota residents over the age […]
“I Smell Marijuana” No Longer Justifies Vehicle Search In Minneapolis
In an attempt to improve law enforcement policies and ease tensions in an area that has seen its fair share of cop-civilian incidents, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the city of Minneapolis have reached an agreement on how to improve practices within the Minneapolis Police Department. One of the major changes involves how […]
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