The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The hearing evidence established that the officer's decision to search defendant's car during a lawful traffic stop was based, at least in part, on the smell of marijuana emanating from the car. That factor, standing alone, was sufficient to provide probable cause for the search (see e.g. People v Badger,
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