06.09.2016 - 17:53 [ Techdirt ]

Court To Cops: Residing In A State Where Marijuana Is Legal Does Not Automatically Make A Motorist ‚Suspicious‘

Colorado legislators legalized recreational marijuana use and now law enforcement agencies in bordering states are camping out on highways hoping for easy busts. All roads in and out of the state are now „drug corridors.“ This has led to suspicionless stops and seizures by police officers — predicated on nothing more than a vehicle being on a strip of highway leading to or from a supposed „source“ state.