Willie Nelson Busted for Pot in Texas

BrinkofForever

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... ion-texas/

And the ridiculous "war on drugs" marches on. We waste billions of dollars on drug enforcement every year so the government can keep an eye on what it's citizens put in their bodies. The majority of inmates in the prison system are incarcerated for drug related convictions and we spend even more tax money keeping them there. It seems to me that the money would be better spent on treatment programs and education.
Let's face the facts here. Marijuana is not nearly as potent as alcohol, nor as damaging. Yet, alcohol is completely legal and socially acceptable. But really that's beside the point. Why should our government have ANY right to determine what is legal or illegal to consume? I would extend that to any "controlled substance". If I'm an idiot and want to drink gasoline, I should be able to do that.

klusterfuk

i'd like to ride on that bus

Godfather.

Your comment is an old one, got anything new to add ?

"Let's face the facts here. Marijuana is not nearly as potent as alcohol, nor as damaging. Yet, alcohol is completely legal and socially acceptable. But really that's beside the point. Why should our government have ANY right to determine what is legal or illegal to consume? I would extend that to any "controlled substance". If I'm an idiot and want to drink gasoline, I should be able to do that."


Godfather.

Ok

gimmesometruth27

willie is known for his propensity to indulge in a little pot...that is what he does...he is an old man, is nonviolent, and is a good man who has done a lot for farmers and for clean energy...i say let him have his weed.

to me busting willie for weed would be like busting cookie monster for eating cookies...

Loulou

Although I have never been one to judge or tell people what they should or shouldn't do, hell most of us have tried the odd spliff or two, I have to be honest that it really does do damage. Plenty of people (men in particular) I went to school with and some of my family have developed neurological problems especially schizoprenia from it. Mind you they were the ones that smoked it ALL the time. So I guess my point is as long as you don't fully abuse it everyday and make sure your careful, that's the main thing, same goes for alcohol.

Jeez, I feel really old now after that speech, hehehehehehe LISTEN TO MAMA LOULOU!!!!

norm

good to see our border patrol is doing their job...protecting us from country singers :roll:

Loulou

Hahahahahahah Where were they when they let Miley Cyrus in!!!!!!!!!!!!!

norm wrote:

good to see our border patrol is doing their job...protecting us from country singers :roll:

keeponrockin

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

to me busting willie for weed would be like busting cookie monster for eating cookies...

I laughed.

Godfather.

I agree with all of you,busting Willie for weed is weak but we all know the rules, if you get busted and you knew the rules there is nobody to blame but your self and didn't he have like 6 oz's on the bus..to me thats a little over the top and like I said he knew the rules and odds so it is what it is,game on.

Godfather.

norm

http://stillisstillmoving.com/willienel ... galize-it/

Godfather.

norm wrote:

http://stillisstillmoving.com/willienelson/join-willie-nelsons-teapot-party-tax-it-regulate-it-legalize-it/

people want this so bad they offer to pay taxes on it...like we don't get over taxed as it is right ? why offer more taxes just ask for legalization screw the taxes.

Godfather.

Kel Varnsen

How embarrassing would it be to be the cop who led the investigation to bust Willie nelson. I mean it is not like you are using all your investigative powers and resources to bring down some super hard to catch criminal. You are arresting Willie Nelson for possession. I really hope that investigation didn’t take more than 10 minutes.

On the other hand if you are Willie Nelson you think you would have enough money to figure out a way to smoke pot without getting caught.

Jason P

Kel Varnsen wrote:

How embarrassing would it be to be the cop who led the investigation to bust Willie nelson. I mean it is not like you are using all your investigative powers and resources to bring down some super hard to catch criminal. You are arresting Willie Nelson for possession. I really hope that investigation didn’t take more than 10 minutes.

On the other hand if you are Willie Nelson you think you would have enough money to figure out a way to smoke pot without getting caught.

I'm hopeful that the local prosecutor isn't a major dickhead too. It's Willie Nelson for pete's sake! He's a 77 year old man who has spent his entire life entertaining people. He isn't someone running drugs and stealing car stereos for a living.

jesus christ.

BinauralJam

Are the people who become law enforcement agents, the same that grew up wanting to join the military?
I just wonder if there's a connection.

ajedigecko

i would have deputized willie on the spot.

then officer me and officer nelson would have smoked.

interesting because..........i do not smoke. it is bad for lung capacity and clear thought.

norm

Legal Experts Question Willie Nelson Pot Bust
By Patrick Doyle
Nov 30, 2010 3:32 PM EST

Willie Nelson was arrested last Friday by federal Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas after they seized six ounces of pot off his tour bus. If convicted, the 77-year-old country legend could face extended jail time — the offense carries a minimum sentence of 180 days in jail and a maximum sentence of two years plus a $10,000 fine.

But the arrest doesn't sit well with Texas attorney Dick DeGuerin, a criminal defense lawyer who recently represented Tom Delay and country singer Billy Joe Shaver, and was lawyer to David Koresh during the 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian ranch outside Waco, Texas. DeGuerin questions the lawfulness of the search, which he says occurred 100 miles from the Mexican border. "It needs to be contested," he says.

"It's supposed to be a checkpoint only for aliens, and [agents] overstep their authority all the time," he says. "I've had several cases from that checkpoint and they just use the opportunity to check out anybody they want to. If you have long hair, if you're driving a van or it looks like you're from California or you look like a hippie, they do profiling."

DeGuerin's advice for Nelson? "He needs to get a good lawyer," he says. "I wish him the best."(It's unclear who's currently representing Nelson.)

Texas personality (and perennial gubernatorial candidate) Kinky Friedman also believes agents overstepped their boundaries. "The real crime here is that it occurred in a county that is one of the headquarters of the Zetas," he says, referring to the growing Mexican criminal drug cartel. "These guys don't have bigger fish to fry? The Zetas are taking over their county and they're busting Willie Nelson. That shows a real lack of priorities."

Before Nelson's Thanksgiving break, Friedman joined the singer on the road for three days while the duo worked on an upcoming fiction book together. "He rolls 24 hours a day," says Friedman. "I couldn't take it — staying out all night, smoking dope. And I was the youngest person on the bus." (Friedman is 66.)

Nelson has long advocated for the legalization of marijuana and has a history of arrests. In January, six of Nelson's band members were issued citations in North Carolina for reportedly possessing moonshine and marijuana. In 2006, he and four others on his bus were issued citations at a traffic stop in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana after authorities seized nearly 1.5 pounds of marijuana and 3 ounces of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Nelson and tour manager David Anderson both paid a $1,024 fine and served six months of probation. "Both bus drivers were over 50 years old," Nelson said at the time. "The other guys were 60 years old. My sister is 75, I'm 73, so it's like they busted an old folks home."

The alleged six ounces that Nelson was carrying exceeds the four-ounce amount that triggers a felony. "Many prosecutors and DAs disagree with how strict Texas law is," says DeGuerin. "It was good several decades ago when they reduced small amount possessions to misdemeanors. Unfortunately, it left larger amounts to be felonies. I think the whole system needs to be reviewed and changed."

(Mickey Raphael, Nelson's longtime harmonica player, previously told Rolling Stone that the singer is in good spirits. "He said he feels great — he lost six ounces.")

"It's kind of surprising, but I mean we treat him like anybody else," Hudspeth County Sherriff Arvin West told the El Paso Times . "He could get 180 days in county jail," he added. "If he does, I'm going to make him cook and clean."

That being said, DeGuerin doubts Nelson will see any jail time. "Well, he's Willie Nelson," he says. "He's an American hero."

"Willie is a great historical troublemaker," Friedman added. "That's the kind that's moved mankind forward throughout history. Why wouldn¹t his life reflect his art?"
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/68404/238588

catefrances

yeah you go get him texas.. that willie nelson... hes bad news... yes siree... playing that damn country music... smoking gods own drug.



remember the alamo.

chadwick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJXjt5D4zY
willie's pretty badass.
he always said he smoked dope on the white house roof.
willie & waylon... forget about it. pretty good tunage

willie in a t-shirt & headband singing the national anthem @ some political event.
"to lead us in the national anthem; the great son of texas, willie nelson."
"he's the president's favorite singer."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LNIme6MNxM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVnwHo3eq0

TriumphantAngel

the bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
but I am still alive.


go Willie :thumbup:

Jason P

Willie's free!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/people_nm/us_nelson