For years, a police dog's keen sense of smell was all officers needed to search a vehicle and make an arrest! But that changed in Virginia on July 1 when the Commonwealth became the first southern state to legalize cannabis. Learn why the new law is forcing police to either retire or find new duties for drug-sniffing dogs.
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Cannabis Sniffing K-9's: Out of a Job?
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Special | 4m 34s | The legalization of cannabis has forced police dogs to retire or find new duties. (4m 34s)
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Cannabis Sniffing K-9s: Out of a Job? is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media