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Now that cannabis is legal in Missouri, drug-sniffing police dogs face early retirement if they are attracted to the smell of marijuana. Because some police dogs are sensitive to the
If a dog is trained to detect marijuana as well as illegal drugs, it cannot separate them for a handler.
Thursday was the deadline to expunge cases, according to the Missouri Constitution.
"The job's certainly not finished. Counties are making a good effort to follow the law," Dan Viets said.
The variance follows challenges to designated zip codes.