Tag: contraband

The Cannabis Industry Takes Another Step Towards Mainstream

11/12/18

By: David Molinari In 1996, the People of the State of California first passed an initiative to legalize medicinal cannabis. The legislature toyed with drafting the statutory framework regulating the medical cannabis industry. Finally, in 2014 the first “legal” medicinal dispensaries began to open throughout the state. The economic impact of medicinal cannabis was so…

Supreme Court Update: Drug Dog’s Sniff is “Up to Snuff”

2/21/13

By: Brian Dempsey In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court concluded that an “alert” by a well-trained narcotics detection dog establishes probable cause for the search of a vehicle’s interior for further evidence of illegal drugs.  Florida v. Harris, Docket No. 11-817 (Feb. 19, 2013).  Emphasizing that probable cause is a practical, commonsense standard, the…