Willie Nelson Busted For Pot

American Voices

September 21, 2006 | ISSUE 42•38

Willie Nelson was issued a citation Monday for possession of marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. What do you think?

He got caught? Crap. All right, I guess I got to call my other guy.

Doug Addams
Button Maker
You can't arrest Willie Nelson for doing drugs. That's like arresting Aretha Franklin for being fat, or James Brown for any of the various crimes he's committed.

Terry North
Osteopath
That's the difference between marijuana and alcohol: When Willie Nelson was pulled over, he had only nice things to say about Jews.

Janet Gansburg
Bond Insurer

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