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E148| A pull over, plain view paraphernalia & a provincial police power to search.
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In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision R. v. Randall, 2026 ONCA 631, where a police officer stopped a driver for tinted windows and saw an unwrapped cannabis vape pen in plain sight near the gearshift. Thinking he had enough grounds under Ontario's Cannabis Control Act for a search of the driver and the vehicle, the officer ultimately discovered controlled substances, evidence of trafficking, cash and a loaded handgun. A trial judge found the police breached the driver's Charter rights because the…
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