Snoop Dogg Arrested For Marijuana Possession

Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested for the possesion of marijuana last weekend after his tour bus was stopped in Texas. The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr., was stopped by local law enforcement agents at the west Texas border patrol station in Sierra Blanca, near the Mexican border. Dogs used to sniff out drugs alerted local law enforcement agents to the presence of marijuana in a trash can near the back of the bus. Police at the scene found a brown plastic prescription medicine container with less than half of one ounce of marijuana in ready-to-use rolled up form. The rapper admitted to police at the scene that the marijuana belonged to him as he has a legal prescription to use the drug in California. The state of Texas, however, has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to marijuana and Broadus was immediately arrested. The rapper was issued a citation for misdemeanor drug possession and released from police custody. Broadus may be required to pay a $537 fine, but will most likely avoid any jail time.

While Snoop Dogg's arrest occured in Texas, a state with a zero tolerance policy towards the use of marijuana, an experienced Los Angeles Drug Crime Defense Attorney can tell you that being arrested for possession or being under the influence of marijuana is still a very real possibility in this city--even if you have a prescription. If you are facing marijuana-related drug crime charges, you need an experienced and aggressive Los Angeles Drug Crime Defense Attorney right away. Your Los Angeles Drug Crime Defense Attorney can tell you that under the Compassionate Care Act that was passed in 1996, a person is legally allowed to possess, consume and even grow specific amounts of marijuana for medical reasons such as the treatment of migraine headaches, chronic pain, or to deal with the unpleasant side effects of cancer or AIDS treatments. However, you must have a valid prescription from a doctor licensed to practice medicine in the state of California. Your Los Angeles Drug Crime Defense Attorney can tell you, however, that while state laws make the use and possession of marijuana legal, federal laws do not permit it in any form. Because of this strange overlap in federal and local laws, people with a valid prescription for marijuana in Los Angeles can and do still get arrested on marijuana-related drug charges. If you have been arrested for marijuana usage, call the offices of Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP today at 1-877-781-1570 to speak to an experienced Los Angeles Drug Crime Defense Attorney right away.