South Carolina S0177 prohibits law enforcement from using the odor of marijuana alone to justify stops, searches, or arrests.

South Carolina S0177 amends the state code to clarify that the scent of marijuana, cannabis, or hemp, whether burnt or not, does not provide law enforcement officers with reasonable suspicion or probable cause for a stop, search, seizure, or arrest. This change ensures that officers cannot initiate these actions based solely on the smell of marijuana. The act also specifies that its provisions do not affect any pending legal actions or liabilities incurred under previous laws.

South Carolina S0177 prohibits law enforcement from using the odor of marijuana alone to justify stops, searches, or arrests.

South Carolina S0177 amends the state code to clarify that the scent of marijuana, cannabis, or hemp, whether burnt or not, does not provide law enforcement officers with reasonable suspicion or probable cause for a stop, search, seizure, or arrest. This change ensures that officers cannot initiate these actions based solely on the smell of marijuana. The act also specifies that its provisions do not affect any pending legal actions or liabilities incurred under previous laws.