WV Supreme Court doesn’t take up marijuana odor question in ruling in Berkeley search, seizure case

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 862

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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The West Virginia Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a Berkeley County case that centered on legal search and seizure without diving into whether the odor of marijuana alone was probable cause.

In the May 29 opinion written by Chief Justice Haley Bunn, the high court denied the state of West Virginia’s request for a writ of prohibition to stop Berkeley County Circuit Court from suppressing evidence in its case against Aaron …

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