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Feb 26, 2024criminal-lawdangerous-drugschain-of-custodymarijuana-cultivationra-9165warrantless-arrest
Marijuana Cultivation and Chain of Custody: Key Lessons from a 2024 Supreme Court Ruling
A 2024 Supreme Court ruling clarifies what counts as marijuana cultivation and why broken chain of custody leads to acquittal.