cannabisnews.com: Pot Foes Mainly Blowing Smoke! Pot Foes Mainly Blowing Smoke! Posted by FoM on April 22, 1999 at 17:46:08 PT Source: Pioneer Planet Just one day after North High School retired his jersey, and Minneapolis dedicated the day to his honor, Khalid El-Amin ran a red light. It was just the sort of bone-head move you might expect from a 19-year-old who, fresh from an appearance on Letterman, must be experiencing a sense of blessed invincibility that makes him believe the rules do not apply. Unfortunately, he also happened to be holding a nickel bag of pot, turning what might have been a buried news brief into national headlines.Frankly, I'm more concerned about how the UConn sophomore came to be driving a red Cadillac. (Hartford Courant, are you following the trail of booster money?) But it's the charge of pot possession -- generally a misdemeanor charge that accounts for almost 90 percent of the estimated 695,000 Americans arrested for marijuana each year -- that has inspired all the hand-wringing.Click the above link for the full story! Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: