AZ: Smell of marijuana from a car in a MMJ state is RS without indication it is really just MMJ

“Here we consider whether the odor of marijuana suffices to establish probable cause for issuance of a search warrant, given the adoption of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA), A.R.S. §§ 36-2801 through 2819. We hold that it does, unless other facts would cause a reasonable person to believe the marijuana use or possession is authorized by AMMA, thereby dispelling the probable cause that otherwise would exist.” State v. Sisco, 2016 Ariz. LEXIS 174 (July 11, 2016); State v. Cheatham, 2016 Ariz. LEXIS 173 (July 11, 2016).

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