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my friends and i were driving home from the park today, and on the way we were pulled over. The driver of our car was asked for his liscence and stuff and didnt have it on him. the cop then asked him to get out of the car and the driver asked him for what he is getting out for and for what we are getting pulled over for. The cop responds "i will tell you later." Now after everybody in the car is pulled out one by one and searched we start to refuse the search. I told the officer that he had no cause to search me and he said he was going to search me anyway. After finding my friends pipe in his pocket, they told us to sit on the curb while they look through the car. We refused that and they then told us that we were pulled over for the passenger not wearing his seatbelt, and we were searched because the car smelled like marijuana. Though we had not even smoked in or near the car, and there was no pot in the car. They then asked us if we had anything else that we could give up now and get off punishment a bit. We told them aout my bag in the back that had my bong in it. They finished searching the car wrote up our tickets and we went home. Now my question is, how can a car smell like pot if the only thing in the car that could smell is in a duffel bag wrapped up, and nobody had smoked in the car? I believe my rights were violated and I want to appeal my ticket. PLEASE HELP ME!