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Subject: Police row over cannabis smell
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nomnom 12.12.17 - 06:43pm
A row has broken out over guidance given to police in England and Wales advising them not to stop and search people because they smell of cannabis.
It was first given to police last year and was reiterated by an Inspectorate of Constabulary report on Tuesday.
The advice says officers should look at other factors like behaviour as well.
But some officers, including the chief constable of Merseyside Police, said they disagreed. The College of Policing said it plans to review the guidance.
Police officers can use stop-and-search powers if they have reasonable grounds to suspect someone is carrying items such as drugs, weapons or stolen property.

Last year, they were given new guidance by the College of Policing that the smell of cannabis on its own would not normally justify stopping and searching someone or their vehicle.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42329124

Now if anyone is interested the actual law goes like this:
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.23 ss.2

If a constable has reasonable grounds to suspect that any person is in possession of a controlled drug in contravention of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder, the constable may - (a) search that person, and detain him for the purpose of searching him;
(b) search any vehicle or vessel in which the constable suspects that the drug may be found, and for that purpose require the person in control of the vehicle or vessel to stop it;
(c) seize and detain, for the purposes of proceedings under this Act, anything found in the course of the search which appears to the constable to be evidence of an offence under this Act.

However, in the article it says:-

''officers, including the chief constable of Merseyside Police, said they disagreed and a cannabis smell alone was enough to justify a search.''

What a surprise the law is a pile of sh*te and even those who enforce it aint got a clue * +

ogdenz 12.12.17 - 06:46pm
If you are stinking of grass or cannabis then yeah you should be stopped. * +

nomnom 12.12.17 - 06:48pm
Yet again the police capitulate. They don't investigate theft, burglary, assault etc. They're really just a waste of time and money.

I mean I'm a stoner and I don't WANT to be searched.. However I expect law enforcement to have a friggin clue about what the law is. So, so dumb. * +

ogdenz 12.12.17 - 06:58pm
Do you feel its right that if you were stinking of grass in the street the cops should stop and search you nom? * +

ladibud 12.12.17 - 06:59pm
If it is against the law to smoke it, then if someone is trying if it they should be stopped ..they have committed a crime * +

crail 12.12.17 - 07:00pm
Lock the druggies up. If people didn't smoke it then cops wouldn't have to waste money and time stopping and searching * +

0gypsy0 12.12.17 - 07:01pm

This * +

crail 12.12.17 - 07:02pm

Especially if you're in a car. Drug driving kills * +

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