Poking Around - Drug Trends Podcast Nick Place

We cover drug trends topics that were popular during May 2022, including hallucinogenic therapies, CMV and marijuana, plus more!

A practice as old as policing itself, police have always checked local businesses for unlocked and open doors. Is the practice of entering a business after finding it open or unlocked - without any exigency or signs of burglary - legal under the 4th Amendment? In this episode of the Case Law Dojo, we look into four cases where police found drugs or criminal activity after finding an open door. 

WI DRE/SFST Coordinator Steve Krecji joins the podcast to discuss fighting impaired driving, becoming a DRE, and his career in law enforcement.

April 2022 news stories - police officers in NJ allowed to use marijuana, Biden drug control policy, and more.

We look back at drug trends in March, 2022 - including a Green Bay, WI methamphetamine-related death to cannabis news stories.

Pretextual traffic stops have become a hot-button topic.  US v Whren allowed pretextual traffic stops with this decision.  We break down the case facts and the justices' analysis and how it affects police practices.