cannabisnews.com: David Crosby Arrested on Marijuana, Gun Charges David Crosby Arrested on Marijuana, Gun Charges Posted by CN Staff on March 06, 2004 at 12:17:09 PT By Donna De La Cruz, Associated Press Source: Associated Press New York -- Rock musician David Crosby, just hours after earning a standing ovation at a New Jersey concert, was arrested early Saturday on marijuana and gun possession charges, police said. Crosby, 62, was arrested at 1 a.m. at the DoubleTree Suites Hotel in midtown Manhattan with an undisclosed amount of marijuana, a .45-caliber handgun and a knife in his possession, police said. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was arrested shortly after performing Friday night with his band, CPR, at a Wayne, N.J., college. One night earlier, they had played at the B.B. King Blues Club in Manhattan. The veteran rocker had checked out of the hotel after the Manhattan show, but left behind a piece of luggage, police said. A hotel worker found the luggage Friday and went through it looking for identification and discovered the marijuana, gun and knives and called authorities, police said. Crosby later called the hotel to say he would be returning to pick up the luggage, and was greeted by police when he came back, investigators said. Crosby, dressed in black jeans and a T-shirt, was brought to the courtroom shortly before 1 p.m. for his initial appearance. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a felony. He was also charged with illegal possession of a hunting knife and illegal possession of ammunition he had three magazines with a total of 26 rounds and illegal possession of about one ounce of marijuana, which was found in a wooden box. He faces up to seven years on the gun charge if convicted. He was released on $3,500 bail and managed to elude reporters waiting outside the Criminal Courts Building in lower Manhattan. Crosby's attorney, David Parker, could not be reached for comment. Crosby's next court date is May 19. Crosby made a celebrated comeback in the mid-1980s after beating a 20-year drug addiction, detoxing during a stint in a Texas prison for drug possession. He was paroled in August 1986. In the years prior, Crosby was arrested several times on drug, weapon and other charges. Crosby is a founding member of both Crosby, Stills and Nash and Young and The Byrds. He is also a two-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. CPR which features Crosby's son, keyboardist James Raymond, and guitarist Jeff Pevar has released three acclaimed albums entitled ''CPR,'' ''CPR Live at the Wilthern'' and ''Just Live Gravity.'' Calls to Crosby's management company were not immediately returned. Crosby was to perform in Glenside, Pa., Saturday night. A woman who answered the telephone at the theater there said the concert was still on. Associated Press Writer Larry McShane contributed to this report. Source: Associated Press Author: Donna De La Cruz, Associated PressPublished: March 06, 2004Copyright: 2004 The Associated Press David Crosby and CPRhttp://crosbycpr.com/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #13 posted by Patrick on March 07, 2004 at 11:20:23 PT Robbie In response to your question I appreciate that Crosby had a gun for defensive purposes (I'll assume that) but what good did it do him in his suitcase?That's I how carry mine when I am on the road. In many, if not most states, to comply with the law you must also transport your weapon unloaded as well.My state restricts its civilians from wearing side arms ala Wyatt Earp style. To carry it concealed on my person would require a "concealed weapons permit" from the state. Most states have similar restrictions. Keeping a gun in ones purse, briefcase, or suitcase makes it available should the need arise. However, like most other gun owners and myself included we don't spend every moment of life with gun in hand fearing an attack. I am presently in my little office corner and my gun is in the bedroom closet. Is it doing me any good sitting there on the top shelf? You bet it is! It's really that simple and the hotel had no grounds to open his luggage eventually leading to where we are today knowing that he even had some weed and a gun. He should sue the hotel after this is thrown out of court on grounds of an illegal search. [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by Max Flowers on March 07, 2004 at 10:42:34 PT Peace, Love and a .45? I have no problem with Crosby's wish to carry a gun for protection, but boy it sure looks incongruous (as it did in 1985) for him in particular, someone so closely associated with 1960s hippiedom and peace and anti-war... kinda like "Joni Mitchell Caught With Firearms" or something... weird... [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by FoM on March 07, 2004 at 09:18:25 PT afterburner I think it's like they want to send a message that we still hate your culture and don't even think about what should never have been. D&*n Hippies! [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by afterburner on March 06, 2004 at 23:37:27 PT: FoM Is the government suicidal? [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by FoM on March 06, 2004 at 21:37:01 PT afterburner I can answer that. The baby boomers who might just have fond memories of days gone by! Big voting population. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by afterburner on March 06, 2004 at 21:05:34 PT: Police Target Icons of the 1970's Tommy Chong, Art Garfunkel, David Crosby -- how many young adults or children know who these people are eventhough they were once big celebrities. Just who is the government trying to influence with this crackdown on these "dangerous criminals"? [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by FoM on March 06, 2004 at 19:09:12 PT Max Flowers I was hoping for more of a discussion on medical marijuana but there wasn't anymore. I appreciate what he said on national tv though. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by Max Flowers on March 06, 2004 at 18:53:37 PT Montel on Larry King While I am very glad for Montel's one extremely brief mention of his medical cannabis use, I was disappointed that they never brought it up again, at least by the 50-minute point they hadn't. It deserved more discussion than it got (about five seconds).I also wished Montel hadn't prefaced his mention of his medical cannabis use in a quasi-apologetic statement about not wanting to be the kind of guy who comes out in favor of legalizing something. He kind of tried to distance himself from it and advocate for it at the same time. But generally, it was a good thing and better than no mention at all. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Robbie on March 06, 2004 at 18:10:29 PT Crosby I appreciate that Crosby had a gun for defensive purposes (I'll assume that) but what good did it do him in his suitcase?If the hotel worker had found just weed, it probably wouldn't have been a big deal. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by JustGetnBy on March 06, 2004 at 16:34:33 PT W.T.F ! ! ! How long was that bag unattended? Who might have had access to that bag? How many people had keys to the room that bag was in while un-attended? C'mon, let's get real with this......... if this had not been a celebraty, this arrest would never have happened... [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on March 06, 2004 at 15:19:04 PT Heads Up: Montel Williams on Larry King Tonight AIRS: 9-10 p.m. ET Monday-Friday Montel on Life with Illness Saturday, March 6, 2004Talk-show host, actor and director Montel Williams joins Larry to discuss his battle with multiple sclerosis and how he copes with the incurable illness. Tune in at 9 p.m. ET. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/index.htmlMontel Williams: http://www.montelshow.com/Transcript: Montel Williams' Battle With M.S.: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18136.shtmlMontel Williams: Climbing Higher: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18120.shtmlMontel Williams Goes To Pot: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18095.shtml [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by medicinal toker on March 06, 2004 at 14:25:30 PT Crosby on drugs from Rolling Stone From: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=14338 America's War on DrugsLawmakers, CEOs, police chiefs, academics and artists talk about one of the most controversial issues of our time [snip]David Crosby MusicianWhen I was in prison, probably eighty-five percent of the people were there for drugs in one way or another. Either they got caught with drugs, or they got caught selling drugs, or they got caught doing something while they were on drugs, or they got caught doing something terrible for the money to get drugs. So I don't think prison is a valid solution for any kind of drug use or addiction - either one. Addiction is a very tough thing; I've been addicted, and I know what it's like. It requires a lot of treatment - long-term treatment - a lot more treatment than the insurance providers are willing to offer.I think they should just legalize marijuana. Put it this way - they sell liquor in every corner store in the United States. And booze is much worse for you than marijuana. Much worse. Drastically worse. Orders of magnitude worse. So it doesn't make any sense - they should just legalize it.Personally, I think we should send some very serious lads from the Army down to the fields where coca is being grown. You've got to understand that we know where all the coca plants are in the Western Hemisphere because all plants have different infrared signatures, and our satellites can locate exactly where they are. We also know, in the four countries where these plants are, what soil and what altitude they're in. We know all that. So send somebody down, take it out of the ground and say, "Look: Plant coffee; we'll buy it directly from you, we'll pay you three times as much because we won't go through a middleman, and you'll be fine. Plant coca again, and we'll be back again next year and somebody will get hurt. This is not all right anymore. Game over. Too many lives ruined, too many families shredded, too much wreckage. We're going to take it seriously now." http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=14338 [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Sam Adams on March 06, 2004 at 13:02:51 PT Whew! I feel much safer now! I was really worried about him smoking a joint and coming after me with the gun! What brilliant police work! I want to pay those guys more tax money. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment