Atty Flashes Weed In NC High Court To Challenge Odor Test

By Hayley Fowler ( September 9, 2025, 9:35 PM EDT) -- A defense attorney on Tuesday pulled out a bag of weed in front of North Carolina's seven justices and a courtroom full of sheriffs to illustrate the outcome of letting officers conduct warrantless searches based on the smell of pot alone, saying such a test doesn't work in the age of legalized hemp....

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