Event attendees smoke a large marijuana cigarette during the 2025 annual Hash Bash on Saturday, April 5, 2025.Jackson Ranger | MLive.com

ANN ARBOR, MI — A new Michigan Supreme Court ruling that says marijuana odor alone isn’t sufficient reason for police to search a car without a warrant is good news for both residents and law enforcement, an Ann Arbor official said.

“That means the smell of it on a person, in a car or even in the air is no longer evidence of a crime,” Council Member Cynthia Harrison, D-1st Ward, said at the City Council meeting Monday night, April 7, two days after the annual Hash Bash marijuana smoke fest on the University of Michigan Diag.

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 “When we treat legal behavior as legal, we move closer to a justice system that actually honors justice,” Council Member Cynthia Harrison said.  Read More  

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