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flag California's top court rules loose marijuana crumbs aren’t enough for a vehicle search.

flag The California Supreme Court ruled that police cannot search a vehicle based solely on finding loose marijuana, stating it must be in a usable, imminently consumable form—like a rolled joint—to violate open container laws. flag Scattered crumbs, such as the 0.36 grams found in a Sacramento case, are not considered readily accessible or consumable, similar to spilled beer. flag The court reversed lower rulings, rejecting claims of probable cause based on nervousness or a rolling tray without evidence of paraphernalia or erratic driving. flag The decision applies to California’s recreational marijuana laws, legal since 2016, though marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

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