Police love the scent of marijuana. If they detect the odor during traffic stops in jurisdictions where cannabis is illegal, they can search the vehicle and seize any cash they find. They can even take the car. Once the government has possession, it can start civil forfeiture, a law enforcement maneuver that allows agencies to […]
Robert Frommer
Robert Frommer is a senior attorney and director of the Project on the Fourth Amendment at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.