Howard Arenstein ARRESTED: Marijuana Charges For CBS

[asdjrocky]

WASHINGTON — CBS Radio News correspondent Howard Arenstein has been arrested on marijuana charges in Washington.

D.C. police spokesman Lt. Nicholas Breul said Arenstein and his wife were arrested early Saturday and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Breul says vice units had received a complaint of marijuana growing in the couple's backyard. Police then obtained a search warrant for the home in northwest D.C.

Breul says officers found large, mature cannabis plants, standing more than 8 feet high. In addition, they found packaged marijuana inside the home.

When will this insanity end?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1. I think mj laws should be abolished. That said, the Arensteins had incredible balls to grow in their

DC backyard!

[ensho]

9. I grew a lovely crop in inner city Detroit once

but was bopped for growing some plants in the country in N.C.

my only arrest for anything in my life. I've proudly been a maryjane felon since then.

[asdjrocky]

12. Yeah, that did suprise me a bit.

You would figure he would at least try to light his basement or a spare room and do it there.

[lame54]

2. Someone should take Obama to a midnight showing of Reefer Madness

[Fumesucker]

4. He's seen it..

And is busy writing the next chapter.

Reefer Madness, volume at 11.

[ladywnch]

10. have you seen the newer musical version of Reefer Madness? It's a hoot!

it is meant to be a parody of itself......well worth the watch if you can catch it on cable! LOL

[WinkyDink]

3. He was targeted, and not for this. IMHO.

[musiclawyer]

6. Agreed

There is more to this story. Perhaps he made enemies or some colleague had the knives out for him. And if I was his employer I would just leave him at work until and if he is convicted of a crime It has nothing to do with his work performance

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

18. Rick Sanchez turned him in.

[RC]

5. This may be a dumb question, but what does the hight of the plants

have to do with anything?

[musiclawyer]

8. Nothing

Other than visibility by other people looking into the yard and that the plant was probably ready for harvest with lots of bud. And to think we here in CA will soon be able to legally grow as many plants as we can in 5x5 foot patch in our own yards.

[RC]

14. Even when grown inside, the height of the plants is mentioned like

it must mean something. I have to assume then that when the prosecution mentions how tall the plants were he is implying that tall plants mean potent plants which is then somehow more damaging.

[dogday]

7. CBS must not of been paying this guy enough that he had to

grow his own and not buy off the street.. Hard times for all....:smoke:

[musiclawyer]

11. I don't know if medical bud is legal there

But if not then he might not have wanted to buy off the street. Would you? Out west everyone and I mean everyone knows someone with a medical card so those folks just get a little extra for their recreational friends.

[asdjrocky]

15. It's legal.

Or at least the city council has voted to make it so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/us/05marijuana.html

[dogday]

16. Not off the street but a connection, most who smoke have one.

Do they let you grow with a medical card?

[lib2DaBone]

13. Oh brother... DC Cops got nothing better to do..?

[ensho]

17. kick

nt