The smell of pot no longer justifies unwarranted searches...in Mormon country
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[Mar 12,2007 12:58am - sacreligion ""]
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5405257
"The odor of burning marijuana isn't enough to allow police to enter a residence without a warrant, the Utah Supreme Court ruled Friday.
In a 4-1 decision, the court said only a limited number of circumstances create an exception for getting a required warrant, such as preventing thedestruction of evidence. Smelling pot is not one of them, the ruling says."
[Mar 12,2007 1:07am - sxealex ""]
now here is a fucked up religion we can all complain about
[Mar 12,2007 1:15am - sacreligion ""]
i don't think the religion has anything to do with it...i just think it's funny that it's utah
i mean, seriously, what happens in utah?
[Mar 12,2007 8:53am - FuckIsMySignature ""]
i thought you needed signifigant evidence other than just a smell anyways.
[Mar 12,2007 2:44pm - SacreligionNLI ""]
a lot of cops use that as evidence and unfortunately will take advantage of people who are too afraid to speak up for themselves while in police presence
they gotta meet their quota, ya know
[Mar 12,2007 3:25pm - Yeti ""]
this is a small step in the right direction.
[Mar 12,2007 4:15pm - mcmahon ""]
so, in order for cops to know what pot smells like, they would have to secondhand smoke/inhale it, right?
anyone have any insight on why it's illegal anyways? pathway for other drugs? draw from the tabacco industry? a security issue? them rowdy pot smokers.
[Mar 12,2007 9:22pm - sacreligion ""]
hemp interfered with the cotton industry, so all cannabis-related plants were demonized in the early 1900s i.e. reefer madness
i believe mexican immigration was also a huge issue behind it, and it gained a negative connotation through the media
this is a quote from the first head of the national bureau of narcotics in the mid 1930s:
"There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others." - Harry Anslinger
[Mar 12,2007 9:26pm - cav ""]
good news
[Mar 12,2007 9:33pm - flyingpoopdestroyer NLI ""]
I happened to have moved to Salt Lake a few years ago. It's not too too bad. The mormons suck donkey balls though. The city's only about 40% mormon, but since they whine a whole bunch, and the chruch controls everything, EVERYONE has to do what makes them happy. They're trying to ban abortion out here, and they fail to see the irony in the fact that they largest dry cleaner in the state is called "The Red Hanger"
[Mar 12,2007 9:34pm - Ryan_M ""]
mcmahon said:so, in order for cops to know what pot smells like, they would have to secondhand smoke/inhale it, right?
Of course they inhale it. They have to dispose of the shit they confiscate somehow, so there's no doubt in my mind they take it home and light up a fat fucking doobie filled with exhibit A.