AC/DC Drummer Convicted of Cannabis Possession

[That 70s Guy]

blabbermouth:

AC/DC Drummer Convicted Of Cannabis Possession - Nov. 30, 2010
According to Stuff.co.nz, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was convicted of cannabis possession in a Tauranga, New Zealand court Wednesday morning (December 1).

Police discovered the drugs when they executed a search warrant on Rudd's launch at the Tauranga Bridge Marina on October 7.

Inside they found 25 grams of cannabis and a further two grams of cannabis at another location on the boat.

Rudd's lawyer, Craig Tuck, asked community magistrate Robyn Paterson to discharge him without conviction because the "low-level" offense could hinder his chances of travelling internationally.

"Over the last nine months, at least 20 countries have been entered," Tuck said.

"He travels extensively around the globe, across the planet, and on the basis of such criminality, which is low level offending, he is being targeted."

Read more from Stuff.co.nz.

 

[0000]

Not exactly shocking to me.. Who'd have thought.. AC/DC smokes pot..

 

[TheFeldster]

OMG!!!!!!

Next thing you know they'll be telling me the Beatles did drugs as well

 

[METALPRIEST]

Not exactly shocking to me.. Who'd have thought.. AC/DC smokes pot..

 

[Sweaty]

Not really a shock, most rock stars smoke weed.

 

[ladyislingering]

And they call this "news" ...

 

[LG]

It still astonishes me that we are so ass backwards when it comes to Pot.

It should be no more than a small fine, unless you are carrying a ton of it in your cargo hold, then maybe a little firmer action is required...

Legalize it and tax and treat it the same as all the other things that might not be good for you but people indulge in anyway.

Hope he gets off with a slap on the wrist.

 

[ladyislingering]

As long as there's people, there's going to be drugs.

 

[LG]

The amount of money the US spends on keeping people who's only crime is having an ounce or so of Pot and getting caught is costing the taxpayers untold Billions of dollars every year. I get there is a small minority that owns the Prisons etc., that are making enormous profits but for something as harmless as quaffing a cold beer I find it beyond belief.

And many other countries are no better, a few years ago we tried to legalize it here...but were told not to by a very influential neighbour.

 

[taha]

w/ all that weed he better have had at least a 4 tube party pipe !