Marijuana OWI Dismissed
GRL recently secured another NFG when the Bremer County Attorney dismissed a marijuana OWI on the eve of trial. While there were a number of problems with the state’s case, the one that tipped the scales the most was the officer’s plain view observation of “marijuana bud” in the passenger compartment. That turned out to be a piece of Lactuca sativa otherwise know as . . . Wait for it. Lettuce. That’s right. He seized that other green leafy substance popular with salads and wraps. And framed the rest of his investigation from the standpoint of marijuana impairment. At least he […]
