Category Archives: Drugs – Marijuana
Williams, Shawne
Charge: Marijuana possession and driving without a license
Arrest Date: September 11, 2007
Franchise: Indiana Pacers
Age 21
Details: After being pulled over for not using a signal, officers smelled marijuana. Upon looking inside the vehicle officers spotted a firearm, which later was discovered to have been stolen. Williams was arrested for marijuana possession and driving without a license, while another passenger took the gun charge.
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Anthony, Carmelo
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: October 15, 2004
Franchise: Denver Nuggets
Age 20
Details: While boarding the team plane, agents discovered a small quantity of marijuana in Anthony’s backpack. He was cited and released. He blamed it on a friend who borrowed his backpack the previous week and the charges were ultimately dropped.
Randolph, Zach
Charge: Driving under the influence of intoxicants
Arrest Date: December 2, 2003
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 22
Details: After being pulled over in his Cadillac SUV, officers smelled marijuana and placed Randolph under arrest for driving under the influence.
Stoudamire, Damon
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: July 8, 2003
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 29
Details: Stoudamire was arrested on marijuana charges after allegedly trying to pass through an airport metal detector in Tucson with almost 1 1/2 ounces of the drug wrapped in aluminum foil. This was his third arrest in only 14 months.
Forte, Joseph
Charge: Marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and handgun possession
Arrest Date: April 24, 2003
Franchise: Seattle SuperSonics
Age 21
Details: Forte was pulled over for speeding for driving 90mph in a 65mph zone. Officers then detected the smell of burning marijuana, and upon searching the car also discovered a .22 caliber pistol and a magazine under the seat.
Griffin, Eddie
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: April 6, 2003
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 20
Details: This was the first of four NBA arrests that were racked up by the late Eddie Griffin before his drunk-driving death in 2007. The talented but troubled star was the seventh pick in the 2001 draft and managed to stay our of trouble until late in his sophomore season. While heading home from a game in Houston he was pulled over for speeding and not using a turn signal, at which point officers discovered a small amount of marijuana and placed him under arrest
Wallace, Rasheed
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: November 22, 2002
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 28
Details: Wallace and fellow Blazer Damon Stoudamire were stopped for speeding on the way back from a road game in Seattle. Officers smelled marijuana and used a drug-sniffing dog to search the car and found about 1 gram. Both players admitted to smoking marijuana inside the vehicle.
Stoudamire, Damon
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: November 22, 2002
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 29
Details: Stoudamire and fellow Blazer Rasheed Wallace were stopped for speeding on the way back from a road game in Seattle. Officers smelled marijuana and used a drug-sniffing dog to search the car and found about 1 gram. Both players admitted to smoking marijuana inside the vehicle.
Stoudamire, Damon
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: May 15, 2002
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 28
Details: Police responding to a burglar alarm at Stoudamire’s home in Portland found a door ajar and called for backup. Two officers entered the house and found no one inside, but discovered about a pound of marijuana. They subsequently arrested both Stoudamire and his father, who denied the drugs belonged to them. This was the first of three career arrests for Stoudamire, all for marijuana possession.
Porter, Chris
Charge: Marijuana and cocaine possession
Arrest Date: August 24, 2001
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 23
Details: Porter was pulled over in Alabama for speeding when officers discovered two small bags in the car, one containing cocaine and one containing marijuana.
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