Rapper Lil Wayne to perform after reported marijuana finding forced postponing of Texas show
By APSaturday, December 19, 2009
Lil Wayne’s Texas concert on after checkpoint stop
LAREDO, Texas — A Lil Wayne concert in Texas, postponed after authorities said they found marijuana on one of his tour buses, is back on.
The Laredo Entertainment Center’s Web site says the show, originally scheduled Friday, will take place Saturday night.
The rapper canceled Friday after two of his buses were stopped in Falfurrias, about 80 miles southwest of Corpus Christi.
Border Patrol Supervisory Agent Joe G. Trevino said Saturday Lil Wayne and 11 people with him were briefly detained, and the case was referred to the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office.
A sheriff’s dispatcher said the sheriff was unavailable for comment.
Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, will be tried in March on felony drug possession and weapons charges in Yuma County, Ariz.
Tags: Arts And Entertainment, Celebrity, Drug-related Crime, Laredo, Music, North America, Texas, United States
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December 21, 2009: 3:42 pm
Marijuana prohibition has been a total failure and is perhaps this country’s greatest mistake. Not only has it created criminals out of nearly a third of the country’s populace, it costs our society billions of dollars every year, creates a strain on our prison system, and has little or no effect on marijuana use in the US. In some cases, prosecuting marijuana use has turned non-violent, middle class kids into violent and unpredictable, career criminals. Once a person has a criminal conviction on their record, they are far less likely to find a good job and become a useful member of society. Other countries with more liberal drug laws have much lower rates of drug addiction among their people. I invite you to my web-page devoted to raising awareness on the assault on our civil liberties: freethegods.blogspot.com/ |
David Scott