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Originally Posted by stev0
People have been charged for unrelated crimes (ie. growing a couple pot plants in their bedroom) after being searched without warrant under the patriot act. Probably doesn't happen a whole lot, but it's still a serious problem. It's shady, and so is the way they snuck it into legislation.
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Under most circumstances (Patriot Act or not), the police need a search warrant to enter a residence. The only time a police do not need a warrant is for exigent circumstances or if the police see a crime happening in plain view [pot plants through a window]. Also, I can't find anything on people getting busted for growing a few pot plants (under USPA), the only one I found was a $3.5 million pot operation..