Fiona Apple Arrested for Hashish Possession: Is Being Busted for Pot a Big Deal?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/09/21 13:00:00

Related Topics: Fiona Apple, Hashish, Pot

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Fiona Apple has been a bad, bad girl. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 35, was arrested for hashish possession at a West Texas Border Patrol checkpoint, according to the Associated Press.

Apple "had a little tiny amount of pot and hash," sheriff's office spokesman Rusty Fleming told the AP, explaining that she spent Wednesday night in jail and was released Thursday after posting bail.

Police found about four grams of marijuana and about four grams of a substance that tested positive for hashish on the singer's tour bus, and she admitted the drugs were hers, the sheriff's office said in a press release.

Marijuana possession in small amounts is a misdemeanor, but the Texas Controlled Substance Act says possession of hashish -- a drug prepared with the resin of the marijuana plant -- in any quantity is a felony, according to the AP. Do you think being arrested for pot -- or hash -- is a big deal? Or is it all a big deal over nothing?

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Rave 2012/09/21 13:15:47

No

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That's such idiotic nonsense. Honestly, decriminalize it now if you don't want to legalize it. People shouldn't have a criminal record for smoking a damn plant. Harms no one whatsoever and is none of the government's business.
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moomoof 2012/09/21 23:30:37

No

She's been a bad bad girl

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moomoof to moomoof 2012/09/21 23:31:10

By the way that reference to her song not the charges they are stupid

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Holly to moomoof 2012/09/21 23:46:37

Or a sad girl....

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Cal 2012/09/21 22:48:31

No

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It's a petty stain on your record. It shouldn't even be there. Prohibition has failed, and we need to get over ourselves. Legalize and tax.

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WWZ Captain 2012/09/21 22:20:42

No

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I don't know who is crazier ? the folks who always yell to keep pot illegal, or the ones always yelling to legalize it ?!?!?

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Jon to WWZ Cap... 2012/09/23 19:40:15 (edited)

There are far more serious things going on in this country. I think some people are too afraid to talk about them, let alone yell about them.

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brittany 2012/09/21 22:12:56

No

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this country with their politics needs to get over weed and just legalize it.

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Mark5610 2012/09/21 21:39:24
Glen McLeod 2012/09/21 21:37:56

No

Hashish? Isn't that like water pipe thing?

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Dweezle to Glen Mc... 2012/09/22 00:16:59

Thats a Hookah

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Mike 2012/09/21 21:28:48

No

why is it so windy in New Mexico??
because Texas sux

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Dweezle to Mike 2012/09/22 00:20:29

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good one!
kinda like California will never fall into the ocean because Arizona sucks so bad

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Max7 2012/09/21 21:05:37

Yes

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Pot is still considered illegal, amazing how many people condone it. A crine is a crime, is a crime.

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Holly to Max7 2012/09/21 23:40:20

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That seems to be very black and white. Too many people are incarcerated because of a law that needs to be re-considered.

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Dweezle to Holly 2012/09/22 00:22:05

peculiar choice of words as a higher proportion of blacks ar incarcerated for minor drug offenses than whites. Irony?

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Max7 to Dweezle 2012/09/22 00:40:15

Good post~!

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Max7 to Holly 2012/09/22 00:39:29

Perhaps some see it that way, but when you work in a system and see parents and children messed up because of this substance, it is very sad.

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Veritas 2012/09/21 21:03:36

No

Not really that "CRIMINAL" -- if she was driving under the influence, maybe not so good.

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Max7 to Veritas 2012/09/22 00:41:45

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Pot has been known to cause users to make some very criminal acts.

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Mrs.Vader-BN0 2012/09/21 20:59:42

Yes

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Yes, but only because now the person has a criminal record and might even get sent to jail. If the person has children, they might even lose their children. So, yes, getting busted for marijuana or ANY drug is a very huge deal. Surely we have more dangerous criminals than Fiona Apple to be chasing down and arresting?

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Holly to Mrs.Vad... 2012/09/21 23:40:50

I agree.

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Dweezle to Mrs.Vad... 2012/09/22 08:59:10

like perhaps Bush & Chaney?

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Mrs.Vad... to Dweezle 2012/09/22 12:29:18

They are SO off the radar now...LOL

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Dweezle to Mrs.Vad... 2012/09/22 20:44:14

Perhaps off the radar here, but they have been tried for war crimes & crimes against humanity in absentia in either Malaysia or Indonesia... or so I read

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Mrs.Vad... to Dweezle 2012/09/22 21:04:14

Oh get out! I'm going to have to look into that! Thanks!

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johnqpu... to Dweezle 2012/09/22 22:42:10

They and others in that regime should be lined up against a wall. In front of a firing squad. And then hung from the lamp posts in town

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johnqpu... to Mrs.Vad... 2012/09/22 22:39:40

Gone maybe,but never forgotten. Not for the crimes they committed while in office

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wpsark_BN_0 2012/09/21 20:31:20 (edited)

Yes

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no one should be criminalized for marijuana possession, it shouldn't be a big deal but it is....If you're busted for pot, you can't get a CCW permit, FSA loan for college, can't get a decent job and so much more...Marijuana laws are the most ridiculous laws on the face of this Earth!

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Holly to wpsark_... 2012/09/21 23:44:10

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Yes...and we need to make a change. I have never been a pot smoker but I see how many lives it has negatively affected. I can't help but think that alcohol is a worse crime. Did we never learn anything from the "prohibition of alcohol". Marijuana needs to be legalized.

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13Cloud88 2012/09/21 20:19:17

No

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No way! It's like being busted for a bottle of wine, some aspirin or a cup of coffee. Marijuana is relatively harmless and even healthy for you, especially when used in moderation. It's already been proven to keep some forms of cancer and alzheimer's at bay. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it's always bad, and just because something is legal doesn't mean it's always good for you.

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NeutronBomb 2012/09/21 20:15:52

No

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legalize it already

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disclaimer 2012/09/21 19:55:50

No

I'm mostly pissed that it's Fiona Apple.

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SICARIO 2012/09/21 19:54:27 (edited)

No

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Cricket to SICARIO 2012/09/21 22:20:08

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right on, Rico!

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NoBama Man 2012/09/21 19:41:39

No

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The REAL problem is that AMERICAN citizens FREEDOMS are being infringed upon for NO REASON at a "West Texas Border Patrol checkpoint".., If you reach a checkpoint and they 'check your citizenship' and your papers are in order that should be the end of it. Anything beyond checking for proper documentation of citizenship should be an illegal search and seizure...if there was NO checkpoint for citizenship NOBODY would know or care....this isn't NAZI Germany...for what reason did they have the right to 'search' their vehicle ??? "THEY" must have 'smelled' it, and that gave them probable cause to 'search' the vehicle. They can say the 'smell' ANYTHING at ANYTIME in order to give themselves the 'authority' to search your private property...that is a travesty and a police state that should not be tolerated in this country.

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timothy.hill.14 2012/09/21 19:35:18

No

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Of the surviving idiot notions from the mid 20th century is that pot is a bad/illegal/punishable offense. The US should get up to date and realize there are far worse things in life that could use the extra police attention rather than busting potheads.

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Holly to timothy... 2012/09/21 23:52:26 (edited)

I believe that police often don't feel they can control things. Catching someone with marijuana is easy. Maybe it's a high that comes from a sense of control and having more power over things they may feel powerless to.

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DeathByPartisanship 2012/09/21 19:33:41

Yes

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It's not the pot that's the bid deal. It's the record of yours that is ruined because of this silly failing prohibition. It should not matter, but for some reason the government sees it fit.

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Dan 2012/09/21 19:32:57

No

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She had a "tiny" amount. So she wasn't trying to smuggle it in to sell. That is really a harsh penalty unless you're part of a murderous drug cartel.

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MissJo 2012/09/21 19:21:43