Willie Nelson Arrested for Pot Possession

By Tracey Harrington McCoy Posted Nov 26th 2010 09:50PM

Country superstar Willie Nelson was arrested Friday morning for alleged marijuana possession, RadarOnline.com reports. The musician was stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint and reportedly found with six ounces of marijuana.

Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West told KVIA that Nelson was traveling in his tour bus from California to Austin when he was stopped by Border Patrol agents Friday morning around 9am. An officer smelled pot when a door was opened and decided to search the bus, the Associated Press reports. Nelson was one of three people arrested.

Nelson was booked at the Hudspeth County jail on a $2,500 bond--which the singer quickly posted. He's since been released.

Nelson's rep, Elaine Schock, declined to comment.

This isn't the 10-time Grammy winner's first run-in with the law. In 2006, Louisiana authorities found a pound-and-a-half of marijuana and mushrooms on his tour bus. He was charged with a misdemeanor.

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Saturday 27 November

By shade

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Oh please can we not spend our tax dollars on something important.like catching murders or maybe we could use those funds to feed some hungry people ,but to use the man power, courts,etc on busting ANYONE for Pot,is in my opinion STUPID!

By ROLLANDO

Well I guess those law enforcement boys were just doing their job. I'm sure they knew the tour bus was Willie Nelson's in the first place. And knew about his previous brush with the law. So, this was easy picking for them. But, I would think they would have had bigger things to do, like catch the drug suppliers, the mafia, etc.

By bobbyT4

Big News Flash....Willie Nelson got caught with pot Friday morning. He didn't get busted for smoking weed in the White House when Jimmy Carter was president! In interviews, he gives herb the credit for getting him off alcohol. C'mon Border Patrol! It's his medicine.....

By JuniorNay

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It's their private life... What if they smoke some marijuana or anything else? If you're agree with me... or not... see these Hip Hop Beats

By FINELY TUNED AND POLISHED

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Willie has been smoking the ker for years, and scratching the panties for even longer.

By leboman

Willie once got high on the roof of the White House during the Carter administration. This continued silliness of busting people with pot instead of focusing on real crimes is a crime in itself if you ask me. Thank God they caught him and busted him before he had time to get high and grab a guitar and write a song!!!

By tj

Toby Keith hit it on the nose "I'll never smoke dope with Willie again"

By Daisy

So?

By Bruce Westcott

The Border Patrol? Haven't they had at least 20 million other things to do? And oh how I despise that ubiquitous race card. This one played against Willie Nelson? Get a job!

By pat smith

This is a Joke. They just wanted an autograph. Smoke it up! Willie and keep everybody felling good with your music!!!

By grumpy

Just like everything the "gubment" does... all frosting no cake. They are going through Willie's bus, and Muslims are hauling in explosives across the Canadian border.. The government does not do anything very well. Love My Country, Hate My Government.

By qongquest

he's 77 years old. willie is not going to change now. have him pay a fine, then leave him be.

By bob

Some parts of Texas will arrest you if you have an out of state license plate.

By Ima Klowne

Wastin away again in Marijuanaville
Lookin for my roach clip on a rope
some people claim theres a woman to blame
But I know: ITS ALL THIS DAMN DOPE!

By dethburger

Wow, did you make that up all by yourself? Too bad it wasn't funny or smart.

By beckjr2000

Busting Willie for pot is like going to McDonald's for a Happy Meal! You know that it's always there!

By EDUARDO

IVE NEVER MET A KINDER & GENTLER SOUL THAN WILLIE ,,,,,WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A DRAG ONCE IN A WHILE,,,,THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE,

By dickie

SMOKED TURKEY THURSDAY, SMOKED WEED FRIDAY, JUST GIVING THANKS AT 77. SMOKEEEEEEEMMMMMMM

By revivalman

So the Border Patrol gets a drug bust by stopping Willie Nelson's tour bus. Hm-m-m. Now if they can just figure out how to stop illegal aliens and Mexican drug cartel members from crossing the border.........

By Nate

Amen to that dude! People just don't realize how much turmoil our country is in right now because of distractions like this. Illegal Aliens sneak into our country every week by the hundreds, but wait, Lindsay Lohan is in jail again. America might be starting WW3 with Iran and North Korea, oh wait, Apple just came out with a new toy. Our government is slowly turning our country into historic Navi Germany, HEY LOOK EVERYONE!! A notorious pot smoking celebrity was caught with 6 ounces of pot!!!!!

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