CBS News Reporter Arrested for Growing Pot

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 4th 2010 06:32AM

Police arrested CBS News correspondent Howard Arenstein and his wife, along with reporter Orly Azoulay, Saturday for drug possession with intent to distribute.

Eleven marijuana plants each over eight feet tall were found in the backyard of the couple's home, according to RadarOnline.com. Each plant, police say, could produce up to one pound of pot.

An anonymous tip led to the arrests, Radar reports. Cops also found drug paraphernalia inside the house.

Arenstein is an award winning journalist for CBS News radio.

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Monday 04 October

By Debbie

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Did anyone proofread this article before it was posted on here for the entire world to read? It is terrible all the typos in it.

By Slash

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Debbie quit being a political correct female dog,go outside and smell the coffee.You're probably another welfare case not having anything to do but correcting people.I understood what the article said,CANT YOU CHUBBY ?

By rominakatz

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"Eleven marijuana pants each over eight feet tall were found in the backward of the couple's home"... I think the writer here had his Cheerios with bong water.

By leon

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And your point is? They had 11 very tall plants and even had drug paraphernalia inside the house.

By Brian

At least he spelled "plants" and "backyard" correctly.

By Nico Toscani

The point Leon, is if I can grow it in my backyard it shouldn't be illegal for me to do so. There was clearly NO intent to distribute in this case. That is strictly determined by weight, which is BS.

By MARY

SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW? IT WAS A DUMB THING TO DO, AND NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD DOZENS OF PLANTS IF HE WAS DOING DRUGS.

By BTDT

Major bummer.

By WG

Well he must not have considered 11 plants to be all that "News worthy"!

But, Hey he is a big boy and somewhat a "Man" of the world so he knew the consequences! Like Mary said it was stupid.....If you are growing to distribute, then you need more than 11 plants regardless of the height!

By brooks

hang him high! piece of crap belongs in jail! hope he gets years

By sonnype

When are the folks that make laws going to wake up and leaglize maraijuana.

By LES HENDRICKSON

leaglize?????????????

legalize!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By chris

Smoking pot affects your ability to think and spell.

By RY

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If this goverment would wake the hell up and relize that they could make a kazillion dollars in tax on it by legalizing it. Oh but the attorneys,judges,prision guards,bailcops ETC,ETC,ETC wouldn't get their piece of the action any longer, ummmm

By Diana Williams

I don't think it was right for him to intend to sell it, hell with his career, he shouldn't need the dough. However, if it was for personal use, who cares! I, along with millions of others in this world, do as I please and will be damned if I let someone, including higher authorities, tell me that I can not do it!

By george clooney

I laugh and laugh at all the tough people who go on the internet and write how brave they are. Such as Diana here; does anyone believe what she wrote? Nooooooooooooooooo. I can only guess Diana feels empowered and probably was abused as a child.

By DontBluesMe

Try smoking a Camel in NYC. They will and they are telling us what to do.

By saksr1of3

Touche Diana. I could not agre with you more

Tuesday 05 October

By Dee Dee

Then please, stay off the road when I'm on it, ya ditz!

By Barbara

LINSEY LOHAN WHAT A JOKE SHE MAKES THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS A BIG JOKE AND THE REPORTERS ARE JUST PUTTING HER ON THE NEWS FOR THE MONEY SHE WILL NEVER BE ALRIGHT JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE STARS IN HOLLYWOOD. WHEN SHE OVERDOSES IT WILL BE SO SAD BY EVERYBODY AND THE NEWS WILL BE BETTER. THEY WILL SPEND MONEY ON INVESTIGATIONS TO SEE WHO PROVIDES THEM TO HER AND SPEND SOMEONE ELSES MONEY THEN ; RATHER THAN HERS NOW

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