A woman was babysitting a child near Great Bend, Kansas, when the child she was watching complained of a monster under the bed. Seeking to assuage the child’s fear, the babysitter checked under the bed only to find a man hiding there. After a tussle with the babysitter, the man left the home and evaded capture until the next day, when local deputies located and arrested him. The man had recently posted bond on charges of threat crimes, domestic violence, and violating a protective order. He is now being held on no bond and is facing burglary, aggravated assault, and child endangerment charges. The AP has the story, here. Read on for more criminal law news. Changing Odor of Cannabis? NPR reports growers in marijuana-legal states are working to produce new, more pleasant-smelling versions of the plant, which do not necessarily carry the odor traditionally associated with cannabis. Researchers identified a specific compound within the plant that is responsible for the “skunky” cannabis odor. In response, producers are cultivating strains with lower profiles of that compound and higher profiles of other terpenes (the chemicals within cannabis responsible for its smell), leading to versions of the plant that smell more like “fruits, fresh herbs, and candy.” How this development could impact law enforcement’s ability to rely on the odor of cannabis for probable cause and reasonable suspicion in jurisdictions where marijuana remains illegal is anyone’s guess. Odor of Cannabis Comes to the NCSC. In other cannabis news, the North Carolina Supreme Court [...]
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