Robin Thicke arrested for marijuana possession in New York City   – NY Daily News

BY JOHN DOYLE AND ROCCO PARASCANDOLA

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Singer Robin Thicke was arrested in Manhattan for marijuana possession, the Daily News has learned.

The award-winning R&B crooner was arrested at 12:25 p.m. by patrol officers who saw him smoking a joint while sitting in a Cadillac Escalade near 3rd Ave. and E. 21st St., close to Gramercy Park.

“He wasn’t driving,” a police source said. “He was sitting in the car. He was arrested and a small amount of marijuana was recovered on him.”

Thicke, 34, was in the Escalade with another person, the police source said, but Thicke was the only one arrested and then charged with possession of marijuana.

The singer was amiable throughout the arrest, another source said.

“He was taking pictures with the cops,” the source said. “They were coming over to him and getting autographs.”

It wasn’t clear where Thicke was heading, though he did provide police with a lower East Side address.

Thicke is married to actress Paula Patton.

The singer’s fifth studio album, “Love After War,” was released in December.

Thicke’s father is actor Alan Thicke, who is best known for playing Jason Seaver in the long-running sitcom “Growing Pains.”

The younger Thicke’s spokesman declined to comment.

jdoyle@nydailynews.com

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Judge Arrested for Marijuana Possession Releases Statement

The Guadalupe County judge arrested in College Station for marijuana possession was supposed to talk to the media today.

This is 58 year old Michael Wiggins.

He’s been the Guadalupe County judge since 2007.

Most recently though, he was arrested while attending a county judge and commissioners conference at the College Station Hilton Hotel for possession of marijuana.

Judge Wiggins released a statement saying;

“At this time, I am working to resolve the issues in Brazos County. Upon completion, I will provide a full public disclosure of the events that have transpired.”

CSPD reps say, a bellman told hotel security about smelling pot on the fifth floor.

A police officer knocked on Wiggins’ door and asked if there was weed in the room.

Wiggins allegedly pointed to a duffel bag where the officer found rolling papers, a grinder and less than two ounces of marijuana.

Police say Wiggins admitted it was his.

He was arrested and released on a $3,000 bond.

Wiggins is a retired trooper and DPS sergeant, where he would have had to submit to random drug testing and yearly evaluations.

Reps with the Guadalupe County Commissioners Office say all employees are drug tested before they begin working.

In Brazos County, no one, is “high” above the law.

According to Guadalupe County, the only employees subjected to random drug testing, once hired, are those working for the Department of Transportation.

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Before Harry Potter, ‘Muggles’ Meant Pot (Marijuana) – The Atlantic Wire

We all know a few people who may need some rehabilitation therapy to cure their Harry Potter addiction once the credits role on the franchise’s final film tonight. But just how long have people been suffering from Harry-related addictions?

In fact, a Time magazine article all the way from 1931 warns of the problem. “In New Orleans many a schoolchild is said to be an addict,” it reads. “Prison authorities find muggle-smuggling a perplexing problem.”

Hold on–muggle smuggling?!

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Do Harsh Pot Laws Create a Dangerous Drinking Culture? 5 Reasons to Get Stoned Instead of Drunk | | AlterNet

Alcohol kills approximately 70,000 people per year. Prescription pills, which have helped overdose become the leading cause of accidental death in America, result in more than 20,000 deaths per year. Marijuana has never killed anybody.

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125 Year Old Woman Claimed Smoking Pot Everyday Was Her Secret to Long Life « Cafe Vale Tudo

A 125-year-old woman, said to be one of the oldest women in India, died at her home in Orissa, her family said Sunday. Fulla Nayak claimed that smoking cannabis every day was her secret to long life.

Fulla Nayak, a resident of Kanarpur village in the coastal district of Kendrapada, died of old age complications Saturday.

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Medical Marijuana Bill Will Be Introduced In Alabama – Toke of the Town

An Alabama legislator is going forward with his bill that would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes, and he expects to pre-file the legislation within a week.

Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville) said on Wednesday that he had submitted the bill Monday to the state’s Legislative Reference Service, reports Patrick McCreless at The Anniston Star. Lawmakers submit their legislation to that department before filing it in the Legislature.

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