Sons of reggae icon Bob Marley in Florida pot bust: Reuters
Sons of reggae icon Bob Marley in Florida pot
bust
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Police
in north Florida arrested two sons of the late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley
on marijuana possession charges after finding several "big joints" in a car in
which they were riding, officials said Thursday.
Julian Ricardo Marley, 26, and Stephen
Nesta Marley, 29, of Miami, were charged Wednesday after police stopped a
speeding Mercedes-Benz on a highway near Tallahassee, the state capital, police
said.
"I walked up to the driver's door
and smelled a strong odor of marijuana," said Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Hugh
Cutchen. "In searching the vehicle we found eight big joints of marijuana."
One of the marijuana cigarettes was in a
jacket owned by Julian Marley and the others were found under the passenger seat
where Stephen Marley was sitting, Cutchen said.
Stephen Marley was charged with
possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia including rolling papers. Julian
was charged with possession.
The
brothers, who are reggae musicians and were returning home from a concert in New
Orleans, posted bail and were released from jail, Cutchen said.
Bob Marley, who died of cancer in 1981,
was a marijuana user. Ganja, as it is known in his native Jamaica, is considered
a sacrament in the Rastafarian faith and Jamaican lawmakers are considering a
move to decriminalize its use in small quantities.
Reuters/Variety
12:57
02-14-02 (14 Feb).
Posted: Fri - February 14, 2003 at 11:03 AM