“Study Finds Marijuana Odors Significantly Associated With Marijuana Grows“

The statement from troopers, titled “Study Finds Marijuana Odors Significantly Associated With Marijuana Grows“ was based on research conducted by the University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center at the request of troopers. Troopers were quick to point out that no tax dollars were use to fund the study — it was paid for with “federally forfeited illegal drug proceeds,” according to troopers, who said the goal was to obtain:

…an empirical estimate of the extent to which AST investigators’ detection of marijuana odors served as a reliable indicator of the presence of illegal quantities of marijuana in structures.

The study examined 200 searches for marijuana conducted by troopers between 2006 and 2008. Of those 200 searches, 197 resulted in the seizure of marijuana. The three cases where no marijuana was seized were not preceded by the detection of marijuana odor.

The study concluded that the likelihood of discovering four ounces or more of marijuana was 2.7 times greater if based on the presence of marijuana odor. In cases where there were 25 or more plants growing and marijuana odor was present, the likelihood of finding marijuana was 2.9 times greater than in cases where no odor was detected, The study said.

Presumably, the study could be used to buttress requests for search warrants in cases where law enforcement officers claim to have smelled marijuana. The courts have proven skeptical of some smell claims.
http://www.theweedblog.com/alaska-state-trooper-study-determines-marijuana-has-an-odor/

Aahhhh, government intelligence and your tax dollars at work. Glad to see everyone is on their toes.

". Troopers were quick to point out that no tax dollars were use to fund the study — it was paid for with “federally forfeited illegal drug proceeds,” according to troopers"

So, troopers using money confiscated during drug cases, to produce a report in favor of them, making it easier for them to confiscate more drug money.

Conflict of interest?

My big issue is why are cops able to blow all this drug money on pet projects?
Wouldnt it be better spent on rehabs and programs that never seem to have enough funding?

Crying and whining drug dealers take money out of communities and you have to stop them, only to have the cops not return it to those communities after the fact is just as bad. The cops end up doing what drug dealers do, buy cool stuff they couldn't normal buy with their budgets. Do they really need hand held smart devicices to write you a ticket faster? How many people have seen a cop use the tow wench on their cars?! I never have.


I feel this is a pretty big conflict of interest using drug money to pay for a study, that makes it easier for you to take more drug money.

Seriously? It took research to find out that when there is a marijuana odor there is likely marijuana. The stupidity of some never ceasses to amaze me.

How do you prove you "smelled" marijuana? Seems like this would be easily abused. I could say I "smell" weed anywhere. How can you prove me wrong?

Last I heard odour wasn't enough to get a warrant. This study is an effort to get judges to go along with, I smelled dope your honour...give me a warant.

hm this giant trash bag smells like pot......i wonder what could be inside.....shit it's candy corns....stupid cops

bird mcbride said:

Last I heard odour wasn't enough to get a warrant. This study is an effort to get judges to go along with, I smelled dope your honour...give me a warant.

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Seriously guys, you think cops didn't already know what the results of this study would've been? These guys are playing it smart, they're not stupid.

If the cops were truly intelligent they'd grow their own and leave everyone elses weed alone.

SO they used drug money to find out that weed smells, and if you smell weed there is a 97% chance there is weed there? Wait there was weed 100% of the time but they only smelled it 97%of the time...? I got confused...anyway gotta go and do stuff now...

At least they figured out it smells...

bird mcbride said:

If the cops were truly intelligent they'd grow their own and leave everyone elses weed alone.

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Lol, no doubt.

Pigs gotta oink.