The investigation continues into allegations that some Pinellas County deputies failed to follow rules regarding search and seizure practices.



Earlier this week, the state attorney dismissed a case against David Cole, 60, who was arrested for growing marijuana inside his shed. He said he was smoking the marijuana for medicinal purposes.



Questions arose about how deputies got their information. They may have trespassed on a neighbor's property to get to the shed, which is illegal.



"The implications of that is substantially more negative than me smoking marijuana," Cole said. "This whole thing is affecting our whole county."



Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said his office is working on the investigation.



"Our investigators are working on this because we want it resolved as quickly as we can but as fairly as we can, so we're working on it and there are new developments," he said. "But of course, by law, I can't go into the developments until the conclusion of the investigation when it's made public."



Gualtieri said that the investigation focuses on three or four people.



Depending on the outcome, dozens of cases could be dismissed or re-opened.



The internal investigation is expected to wrap up in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, many deputies are being retrained on lawful search and seizure practices.