Does a Drug Dog’s Alert to Marijuana Still Provide Probable Cause for a Vehicle Search When the Dog Cannot Distinguish Between Illegal Marijuana and Legal Hemp?

https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/2026/02/09/does-a-drug-dogs-alert-to-marijuana-still-provide-probable-cause-for-a-vehicle-search-when-the-dog-cannot-distinguish-between-illegal-marijuana-and-legal-hemptwo-judges-on-the-sixth-circuit-determi/

U.S. v. Saine

No 24 – 5638

Sixth Circuit Appellate Court

December 22, 2025