There's no surprise in the story itself as far as I'm concerned but the quantity does surprise me.
Willie Nelson cited for drug possession
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. - Willie Nelson and several members of his band were issued misdemeanor citations for drug possession early today during a traffic stop in Saint Martin Parish.
The traffic stop was conducted on Interstate 10 near Breaux Bridge.
Trooper Willie Williams says troopers smelled a strong odor of marijuana when the driver opened the bus door.
During a search of the bus, Williams say approximately 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and approximately 2/10 of a pound of mushrooms were located on the bus.
The 73-year-old Nelson of Spicewood, Texas; 59-year-old Tony Sizemore of Saint Cloud, Fla.; 75-year-old Bobbie Nelson of Briarcliff, Texas; 54-year-old Gates Moore of Austin, Texas; and 50-year-old David Anderson of Dallas, Texas were issued citations for possession of mushrooms and possession of marijuana and released.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_mu/nelson_marijuana_1
I would need a few daysand a couple of pals to work out the ratios but that seems like overkill in the weed department (or maybe I'm an over 40 prude who can't hold his smoke like he used to)
On a separate note, this appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times today in Richard Roeper's column. Maybe David can pass it onto Sean (yeah, I'm going on first names):
No immunity for celebrities
Final notes from the Toronto Film Festival:
The biggest controversy at this year's festival concerned "Death of a President," the docudrama depicting the assassination of George Bush. The second-biggest controversy centered around Sean Penn flouting Ontario's anti-smoking laws by lighting up and puffing away during a press conference in a Toronto hotel.
The Sutton Place Hotel faces a total of $600 in fines. They should send the bill to Penn.
And if Penn wants to maintain that whole man-of-the-people, liberal crusader persona, it might help if he didn't smoke in places where nobody else is allowed to do so, arrogantly defying anyone to tell him to stop. It kinda sends out a vibe that says, "I'm better than you people, and I don't have to play by your pedestrian rules and regulations."
There you go.
