This is sort of a unique question, but hang with me. My drop situation is a bit weird and I have a quick question about it.
First off: I only ever buy personal amounts of weed and wax, for medical reasons. I've never owned more than 2 ounces at one time in my life.
Ok so I live on the border of two US states. State 1 has VERY harsh MJ laws, State 2 has just normal harsh MJ laws for this region (if yall get me). My drop is in State 1, and I live in State 2.
What would be a $500 fine where I live (State 2) would be a 1 year mandatory minimum jail sentence where my drop is at (State 1). Why isn't my drop just in the relaxed state that I live in you might be asking? Well my personal situation is much more complicated and there is no way around it, my drop pretty much HAS to be in the evil State 1. I simply can't elaborate more.
So my question is this: When driving from the drop in the strict state(1), if my caregiver were pulled over by the police, could they legally open an UNOPENED pack in the trunk?
I'm asking because if the police could open unopened mail in a car after pulling someone over, then I would need to order much smaller quantities at a time so that my caregiver wouldn't hit the 1 year mandatory minimum jail sentence mark. I think I'd literally kill myself if that happened.
TLDR: Can police open someones UNOPENED mail if they pull them over and search the car for some reason?
Unopened mail would be treated like any normal box in your car. It's not special if that's what you are asking. Mail is only "special" while in transit and up until it is delivered.
Once it's out of the mail system, the normal laws apply as to whether it's searchable. So the real question is "can cops open a closed box in my car" Bc mail isn't anything special while not being handled by USPS. Of course you are protected against unreasonable search and seizures. If cops have probable cause and/or a warrant they can open it. People have asked if they could carry an unmailed envelope around with them and get special protections. The answer is no. Normal protections apply though as it would to anything in your car. Cops can't randomly search your car without permission or probable cause. The fact it's in an unopened piece of mail is irrelevant. Normal search protections apply. Unopened mail, once delivered, is the same as any package in your possession
But I'm not a lawyer. So it's worth exactly that. Only a lawyer in your home state or applicable state should be trusted as for sure legit answer.