Willie Nelson Arrested -- Time to Order 'Free Willie' T-Shirts?
A Waste of Time and Money?
Time to order "Free Willie" t-shirts?
Willie Nelson was arrested for pot, and it's not the first time. He was arrested back in 1995 and also in 2006. He never went to jail. But should he go to jail now?
Unlike many other celebrities who have been arrested for drug possession, Nelson is not running around town causing trouble. The country music artist is not only a singer and a songwriter; he's an activist, a promoter of tolerance and peace in a range of ways. One of Nelson's biggest achievements was becoming a founder, along with Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, of Farm Aid, an organization devoted to assisting farm families.
Willie Nelson was arrested, but is marijuana really that big a deal?
Willie Nelson is a member of the Advisory Board of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and he is one of its major spokespersons. The goal of NORML is to make marijuana legal. One of the major points of NORML is that focusing on marijuana arrests is a waste of law enforcement's time, when there are more serious crimes to focus on, and a waste of taxpayer's money. The organization quotes Jimmy Carter, "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use."
Sources:
Kevin Dolak, Willie Nelson Arrested After Pot Found on Tour Bus, ABC
Published by Jolie du Pre - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment
Jolie du Pre is a full-time freelance writer, a published author and editor and a Featured Celebrity News Contributor. Contact her at joliedupre@gmail.com. View profile
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Secret Weekends Exposed!During his early years in office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was hounded by reporters who were trying to find out what he was doing on the weekends. The time has come to expose the truth, once and for all,...
Hot and In VogueBeauty Fashion and $Bling$ turned out to hang with the NBA All Star Games in Las Vegas
The Nashville Country Music Murder: Dream KillersThe Nashville Country Music scene is a well known American institution.- Top Ten Songs by Johnny CashTop Ten Songs of County Legend Johnny Cash, known as The Man in Black.
- The Rich, The Famous, and The IRS: Why Don't They Just Pay Their Taxes?I know better than the mess with the IRS. How do the rich and the famous ignore the might call of the IRS?
- Singer Songwriter Willie Nelson Arrested for Marijuana Posession
- Willie Nelson Country Music Legend Arrested for Possession of Marijuana
- Willie Nelson Busted for Pot Possession - Nation is Stunned
- April 30: Births and Deaths
- Top Ten Songs by Steve Earle
- Bob Dylan Picked Up by Police; NJ Officer Fails to Recognize the Rock Icon
- Crystal Gayle: Country Music Legend
- Willie Nelson was arrested on his tour bus for pot possession
- Will Nelson see jail time?
- Should marijuana use be made legal?
3 Comments
Post a CommentYou would think that the police would be doing something more productive like: catching home invaders, murderers, crystal meth lab dealers, child abductors etc.
while i dont condone marijuana i think willie is certainly rite police should concentrate more on serios problems rather then try to bust a superstar for some personal use of marijuana not a dope pusher certainly or does he needto sell for money,come on ,free willie,SAL,SALZARULO....
I'll be the first to buy the T-shirt. It's not like this is really news - anyone who follows the singer knows that he endulges while on the bus, and most everywhere else. "Keep Willie Free!"