12/23/1965 AD charged
Leary is arrested for possession of marijuana.
Leary took his two children, Jack and Susan, and his girlfriend Rosemary Woodruff to Mexico for an extended stay to write a book. On their return from Mexico to the United States, a US Customs Service official found marijuana in Susan's underwear. They had crossed into Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in the late afternoon and discovered that they would have to wait until morning for the appropriate visa for an extended stay. They decided to cross back into Texas to spend the night, and were on the US-Mexico bridge when Rosemary remembered that she had a small amount of marijuana in her possession. It was impossible to throw it out on the bridge, so Susan put it in her underwear.
After taking responsibility for the controlled substance, Leary was convicted of possession under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 on March 11, 1966, sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined $30,000, and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment.
Lattitude: 27.5236° N
Longitude: 99.4902° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What charged?
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Timothy Leary American psychologist an...
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Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 (Marihuana) US Act that placed a tax...
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