Utah Medical Cannabis: 2020 Review

Utah Medical Cannabis: 2020 Review

It’s been 10 months since the launch of legal medical cannabis sales in Utah and the program’s early success has regulators and industry leaders excited to put 2020 and COVID19 behind them. On November 6, 2018, Utah voters approved Proposition 2, which legalized the...
Medical Cannabis Sales Soar in Utah

Medical Cannabis Sales Soar in Utah

From March to the end of October, Utah’s medical cannabis pharmacies reported more than $14 million in sales. That’s according to a new report by the Utah Department of Health released last week. The group is responsible for representing medical cannabis pharmacies...
The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 3

The Odor of Probable Cause: Part 3

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

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

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...