Willie Nelson Hit With Drug Charges

Why don't they leave Willie the fuck alone? This type of shit is ridiculous. Link. A pound and a half of pot and 91 grams of mushrooms. I have a new-found respect for Willie. You go, Willie.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - "Country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson and several fellow musicians were charged with misdemeanor drug possession by Louisiana police after a search of their tour bus on Monday turned up marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms."

"State police spokesman Willie Williams said the bus was stopped early on Monday morning about 7 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana, for a routine commercial inspection, and a state trooper smelled marijuana inside the bus."

"State Police seized about 1-1/2 pounds (0.7 kg) of marijuana and two-tenths of a pound (91 grams) of mushrooms from the bus, Williams said."

"Nelson and four other passengers on the bus were cited for possession and released, while the driver had his commercial driving privileges suspended in addition to being cited for possession. Nelson faces possible jail time of up to six months and an unspecified fine, police said."

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"Nelson, 73, has been an advocate for the legalization of marijuana. He became famous in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement that included influences from rock, jazz and folk music."

Comments

[Chris]

Apparently marijuana is bad, mmmkay? Magic mushrooms are bad, too, mmmkay? They're "bad" and illegal....

It could have been worse. Willie, Waylon and the boys could have been taken to jail. The "average Joe" would have been busted (and given a thorough cavity search) for a pound of pot.

[Michael McCrickard]

Actually, I think maybe they DID leave him the fuck alone. What would happen to you or me if we got caught with pound and half of pot, plus shrooms? It sure as hell wouldn't be any misdemeanor citations. It would be conspiracy with intent to distribute. A pound a half! I did laugh out loud when I read that. Willie was making DAMN sure he didn't run out.