Lawmaker who slammed immigrant pot-smokers arrested on drug charge

[MelissaB]

Lawmaker who slammed immigrant pot-smokers arrested on drug charge

By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY

A Rhode Island state lawmaker who once criticized the state Legislature by invoking the image of pot-smoking immigrants denies a DUI charge he received after being arrested for alleged marijuana possession, The Providence Journal reports.

House Minority Leader Robert Watson was arrested Friday at a police checkpoint in East Haven, Conn.

The Journal says the police report alleged that the Republican lawmaker's eyes were "extremely glassy and bloodshot" and that he smelled of alcoholic beverages as well as the "distinct odor of marijuana."

In a statement, Watson "vehemently" denies the DUI charge.

The police report said the officer found a "small plastic sandwich bag containing a green leafy plant-like substance and a small wooden marijuana smoking pipe" on Watson after his arrest.


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[MelissaB]

1. I found this by following the TX Teapot party on Facebook.

:rofl:

[raccoon]

2. Poetic justice for a hypocritical a-hole.

:rofl: :nopity:

[KansDem]

3. "GOP" = "Gang Of hyPocrites"

I'll never understand why those with money still drive themselves home after a binge...:shrug:

I mean, the cost of a cab ride is pocket change to these people! Why risk it?

[Kurovski]

4. Do as I say, not as I do!

I'm the daddy!

:D :hi: Lady B!

[Vinnie From Indy]

5. "at a police checkpoint in East Haven, Conn"

This is our future.