[Looking for Diogenes]

But even so, since marijuana IS illegal, I don't really see how its tell-tale odor doesn't qualify as probable cause for a search.

The court didn't say that marijuana odor was insufficient for probable cause for a search, only that it was insufficient for a warrentless search.

"The odor of marijuana, standing alone, does not authorize a warrantless search and seizure in a home," wrote Judge Charles Holcomb in a 6-3 opinion.

[Digger]

Just imagine. A smell fo MJ gets your house ransaked. What the heck country have we become?