Marijuana Possession Case Against NBA Player Dismissed
Marijuana Possession Case Against NBA Player Dismissed
A long-running marijuana possession case against NBA player Damon Stoudamire has been dismissed.Stoudamire’s Tucson lawyer said Friday that all charges have been dismissed with prejudice and cannot be refiled.
The misdemeanor possession case took more than 4½ years to conclude, including two appeals to the Arizona Supreme Court - which ruled there no longer will be jury trials in such cases.
Under a settlement agreement with the Pima County Attorney’s office, Stoudamire successfully completed a drug rehabilitation program and urine tests proving he was drug-free.
Stoudamire - now with the San Antonio Spurs - was arrested in July 2003 going through security at Tucson’s airport when a half-ounce of foil-wrapped marijuana fell from his pants.
Stoudamire was with my hometown Portland Trail Blazers when the airport marijuana incident went down. I remember not being upset that Damon was caught with weed, but that a college educated stoner couldn’t figure out that aluminum-foil-wrapped marijuana plus airport metal detector isn’t a great idea.
Or remember when Michael Vick was caught with marijuana in the airport while heading home to Atlanta. He had stashed it in a water bottle, not recalling that in the ridiculous post-9/11 airport security line, you can’t take water with you on the plane.
It also makes you wonder, just how hard is it for superstar millionaire sports figures to get a hold of some chronic? Is it worth all the hassle and threatening your career for less than an ounce of pot? I somewhat sympathize with Stoudamire, since he was leaving for a road trip at the time, but Vick was returning home! Do multimillionaire sports stars not keep a personal stash at home?
Tags: Arizona, Damon Stoudamire, Michael Vick, sports
