Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Willie Nelson busted for drugs

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Willie Nelson is on the road again, after being stopped Monday morning on a Louisiana highway. He and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of psychedelic narcotic mushrooms and marijuana.
Louisiana state police said the citations were issued after an early morning commercial vehicle inspection of the tour bus. Louisiana state troopers say they smelled a strong odor of marijuana when the the bus was pulled over.
A search of the vehicle allegedly turned up a pound and a-half of marijuana and two-tenths of a pound of mushrooms. Citations were also issued for Nelson's sister, Bobbie Nelson, and for Tony Sizemore, Gates Moore and David Anderson. All have been released. Nelson's spokeswoman declined to comment.

If you recall Nelson and company were in St. Louis a few weeks back raising money for Claire McCaskill.
Republicans were quick to jump on the story. The McCaskill campaign asserted her commitment to the law, but still called Nelson a true patriot. They also mentioned Talent cited Willie as a favorite singer in a 1999 profile.

2 comments:

The Libertarian Guy said...

Two thoughts:

1. It's a waste of time to arrest adults for marijuana possesion, *unless* they are selling it to minors.

2. Putting Willie Nelson in prison would be a waste of prison space and resources.

Steven Reed said...
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