Dog Training

Yes, dogs can smell nicotine, but regular drug dogs usually are not trained to detect it. Specialized K9s can be trained to identify nicotine, tobacco, vapes, and related odors, including hidden products.  This distinction is important because most drug-detection K9s are trained to find specific controlled substances rather than every substance that has a noticeable…

Yes, trained drug dogs can smell cannabis edibles because they detect cannabis-related scent compounds, even when mixed with food. However, detection depends on the dog’s training, product, packaging, and whether the dog is trained to detect cannabis. Edibles can be different from cannabis flower because they are mixed with other ingredients such as sugar, chocolate,…