Utah Dank Data 2021: Utah Patient Totals and Profits

Utah Dank Data 2021: Utah Patient Totals and Profits

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Beginning in March 2020, data has been collected and published monthly by the Utah Department of Health regarding many facets of the Utah medical cannabis industry, including the number of patients, amount of cannabis biomass produced, revenue brought in by pharmacies...
The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 3

The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 3

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In our earlier instalments of ‘The Odor of Probable Cause,’ Part 1 & Part 2, we learned the upshot of the Pacheco and Lewis decisions is that even decriminalization laws can alter the probable cause analysis when it comes to cannabis possession, at...
The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 2

The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 2

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Although a Pennsylvania appeals court recently held that the scent of cannabis alone was insufficient to support a finding of probable cause, it did conclude that “it is a factor that can contribute to a finding of probable cause, assuming other circumstances supply...
The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 1

The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 1

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By now, we have all heard a story about a traffic stop that led to an arrest for cannabis possession that started by a police officer stating, “I smell marijuana.” Under what is generally known as the “plain smell” doctrine, courts across the country have historically...