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Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Follows Alleged $37,000 Hemp Destruction
Original: Police Allegedly Destroyed $37,000 of Legal Hemp. Georgia's Supreme Court Just Upended 60 Years of Precedent.
Georgia's Supreme Court has issued a decision that upends roughly 60 years of established legal precedent, in a case involving allegations that police destroyed $37,000 worth of legally possessed hemp. The ruling is drawing attention from criminal justice and property rights observers, who say it could reshape how courts treat claims against law enforcement over seized or destroyed lawful property.
Why now: A state high court reversing decades of precedent, tied to allegations of police destroying legal property, is a significant and controversial legal development.
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- Police Allegedly Destroyed $37,000 of Legal Hemp. Georgia's Supreme Court Just Upended 60 Years of Precedent. · Reason Magazine
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