Willie Nelson cited for marijuana possession

JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
edited September 2006 in A Moving Train
Ok, not exactly a surprise that Willie smokes the herb. But he was found with 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and he ONLY gets a citation? What in the hell?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_on_en_mu/people_willie_nelson

LAFAYETTE, La. - Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.

The citations were issued after a commercial vehicle inspection of the country music star's tour bus, state police said in a news release.

"When the door was opened and the trooper began to speak to the driver, he smelled the strong odor of marijuana," the news release said. A search of the bus produced 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 0.2 pounds of narcotic mushrooms, according to state police.

Nelson's publicist, Elaine Shock, declined immediate comment.

Also cited were Tony Sizemore, 59, of St. Cloud, Fla.; Bobbie Nelson, 75, of Briarcliff, Texas; Gates Moore, 54, of Austin, Texas; and David Anderson, 50, of Dallas.

Each was released after being issued a citation.

Nelson, 73, has recorded songs including "On the Road Again" and "City of New Orleans."
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  • I just heard that on the BBC. Far out, dude. :)
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    It should just be a given... Wilie Nelson has pot. Just let him be.
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  • dharma69dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    *insert :eek: face here*
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    shocking
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Dollpartz wrote:
    shocking
    ...
    I know... that should be the headline in 'Duh' magazine.
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  • chopitdownchopitdown Posts: 2,222
    and you said the war on drugs wasn't working. Look, we finally caught up to willie nelson...i wonder how long it'll take to get cheech.
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  • chopitdown wrote:
    and you said the war on drugs wasn't working. Look, we finally caught up to willie nelson...i wonder how long it'll take to get cheech.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3eMf9sbssM
  • i wish i was on that bus.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,290
    i wish i was on that bus.

    LOL! Me too!
    Lots-o-green plus some mushrooms.
    I bet they were all having a good time until Joe Law had to interviene and give them all citations.
  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    chopitdown wrote:
    and you said the war on drugs wasn't working. Look, we finally caught up to willie nelson...i wonder how long it'll take to get cheech.

    RIGHT ON!!!
    grimmy
  • hsewifhsewif Posts: 444
    http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4516

    In LA, the 1st-time penalty for possession (any amount) is a misdemeanor.

    Misdemeanor is also an option for a 2nd offence for possessing any amount.

    Seems reasonable to me.
  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    Damn!!!!

    I hope at his age that I can still honk on a dube and pop shrooms and not feel like it is my last day on Earth.

    The story would have been funnier if they said he had the pound and change down his pants. :) "shit! it's the cops! quick willie, hide this!"
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    and we'll all sleep safer tonight b/c of it, i'm sure...
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Should Willie be killed for this?

    Afterall, marijuana is prohibited by Islam. Thus it is a huge insult to Islam.
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    NMyTree wrote:
    Should Willie be killed for this?

    Afterall, marijuana is prohibited by Islam. Thus it is a huge insult to Islam.

    Do you have to bring your islam hate into every thread.
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  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    It's only hate to those incapable of seeing things outside their small scope of personal bias.
  • Willie's proof...it does a body good!!:D
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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    NMyTree wrote:
    It's only hate to those incapable of seeing things outside their small scope of personal bias.

    The people who call for the death of the pope, who are violent are not true Muslims... I am sure Christians will tell you the same about the people who go to soldiers' funerals and chant disrespectful things, who bomb abortion clinics.

    Anyway, do you really think your hate belongs in this thread? Or was it just a cheap shot a Islam?
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  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    NMyTree wrote:
    Should Willie be killed for this?

    Afterall, marijuana is prohibited by Islam. Thus it is a huge insult to Islam.


    If I didn't know your humour????? I would have taken this to heart. :) But I will say this. After being pulled over pre-911 with a brown skin folk in my car in the state of Penn, I will have to say that white boy reminded me of everything you hate in Islam. So now we can compare Muslim and US cops as one!
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  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    even flow? wrote:
    If I didn't know your humour?????

    At least someone gets it.

    But goodness gracious evenflow?, you can't possibily stereotype all US Cops, because of one bad apple, can you? :D

    That one bad US Cop does not represent all US Cops. His actions do not reflect the true spirit of all US Cops.

    You know as well as I do, that you can only stereotype large groups of people as being good, peaceful, loving blokes. That's the only type of stereotype permitted.

    ...and i though you knew better than that. So disappointing:D
  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Collin wrote:
    The people who call for the death of the pope, who are violent are not true Muslims... I am sure Christians will tell you the same about the people who go to soldiers' funerals and chant disrespectful things, who bomb abortion clinics.

    i know, why don't we focus on the fringe christians who do things like threaten to kill john lennon, black ppl, immigrants, abortion doctors, gays...hell, just look at pat robertson saying ariel sharon's stroke was punishment from god! but no, a lot of them will flip out the minute you say something about a christian
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    Cosmo wrote:
    It should just be a given... Wilie Nelson has pot. Just let him be.

    ya!! this is one person i have no problem getting away with it... in fact..he should be able to kill 1 person each year...no charges :)

    dammit!
  • DerrickDerrick Posts: 475
    The world would be a lot more peaceful place if everyone started the day with a big fat dube.

    "DEATH TO THE INFIDELS, man!...well....maybe later."
  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    "smoking pot shouldn't just be legal it should be mandatory." -Bill Hicks
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • JD Sal wrote:
    Ok, not exactly a surprise that Willie smokes the herb. But he was found with 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and he ONLY gets a citation? What in the hell?

    Looks like people are coming to their senses on that issue at least.
  • THCTHC Posts: 525
    these guys are animals! smoking tons of bud...and eatin' boomers in their mid-seventies.....jeez....

    oh...Willie.....
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Imagine if Willie Nelson was on tour with Snoop Dogg.
    Stop that bus and **BOOM**... 'War On Drugs'... Done.
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  • this year i worked at a songwriters hall of fame ceremony that was honouring LEonard Cohen, and Willie was there as a performer.... it was supposed to be some posh ceremony... so it was hilarious when Willie hotboxed his green room and the smell started flowing in to the lobby.... all of us staff just laughed our butts off about it ....

    i say, legalize it.
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  • JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
    hsewif wrote:
    http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4516

    In LA, the 1st-time penalty for possession (any amount) is a misdemeanor.

    Misdemeanor is also an option for a 2nd offence for possessing any amount.

    Seems reasonable to me.

    Good find, thank you.

    It's interesting to compare LA pot laws to say, oh Texas.

    In TX, Willie would have got a state jail felony with up to 2 years incarceration and $10,000 fine. Ouch.
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    hsewif wrote:
    http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4516

    In LA, the 1st-time penalty for possession (any amount) is a misdemeanor.

    Misdemeanor is also an option for a 2nd offence for possessing any amount.

    Seems reasonable to me.


    if its not 100% legal, its not reasonable.
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