<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="1-211" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A law enforcement officer may not initiate a stop or a search of a person, a motor vehicle, or a vessel based solely on one or more of the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the odor of burnt or unburnt cannabis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the possession or suspicion of possession of cannabis that does not exceed the personal use amount, as defined under § 5–601 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the presence of cash or currency in proximity to cannabis without other indicia of an intent to distribute.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a law enforcement officer is investigating a person solely for driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by or under the influence of cannabis in violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 8–738 of the Natural Resources Article, the law enforcement officer may not conduct a search of an area of a motor vehicle or vessel that is not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>readily accessible to the driver or operator of the motor vehicle or vessel; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>reasonably likely to contain evidence relevant to the condition of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle or vessel.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Evidence discovered or obtained in violation of this section, including evidence discovered or obtained with consent, is not admissible in a trial, a hearing, or any other proceeding.</text>
  </level>
</section>
