Bill > HB06375

This bill proposes to amend section 54-33p of the general statutes to restore law enforcement's authority to stop and search a motor vehicle based solely on the odor of cannabis. Prior to this amendment, it appears that law enforcement had been prohibited from using cannabis odor as a justification for initiating a vehicle stop or search. By reinstating this power, the bill aims to help prevent accidents and injuries caused by potentially impaired drivers. The government's stated purpose is to reduce death and injury by giving police officers a tool to identify and potentially intervene with drivers who may be operating a vehicle under the influence of cannabis. The bill essentially reverses a previous legal restriction that had limited law enforcement's ability to conduct investigatory stops based on the smell of cannabis emanating from a vehicle.

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