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Up in Smoke: Texas Judge Busted for Alleged Pot Possession

Being a judge is hard work. So hard, in fact, that sometimes these distinguished members of society go out in search of more plebeian ways to relax. Some judges, for example, are apparent aficionados of the classic gateway drug -- marijuana. One judge in Texas was recently arrested for allegedly smoking two joints before he smoked two joints, and then smoking two more....

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Being a judge is hard work. So hard, in fact, that sometimes these distinguished members of society go out in search of more plebeian ways to relax. We’ve taken the time to write about their hobbies in the past. For example, some judges get off by packing penis pumps underneath their robes. Some judges prefer prostitutes, and other judges like to blow through thousands of dollars at strip clubs. Hell, some judges just like blow.

But other judges are apparent aficionados of the classic gateway drug — marijuana. One judge in Texas was recently arrested for allegedly smoking two joints before he smoked two joints, and then smoking two more….

Who is the judge in question? Guadalupe County Judge Michael Thomas Wiggins. Judge Wiggins was picked up by the police in College Station, where he was staying to attend a judicial conference. Did Wiggins forget to put a towel under the door of his hotel room? The Seguin Gazette has the story:

The police officer was met by a hotel security officer who said a bellman had reported the odor of marijuana on the fifth floor of the hotel.

The bellman and the police officer went up to the fifth floor and soon located a hotel room where the odor seemed to be coming from.

After the bellman knocked, the door was opened by a man later identified as Wiggins.

After doing a “protective sweep” of the hotel room, the police officer asked if there was marijuana in the room, and Wiggins pointed to a duffel bag. The officer asked if he could check the contents of the duffel bag, and according to the department’s report, Wiggins consented to the officer’s search of the duffel bag.

The officer said the bag’s contents included a silver grinder, rolling papers and a plastic bag containing 20.1 grams of marijuana.

According to the officer, Wiggins confirmed it was marijuana and admitted it was his.

Wiggins stands accused of a Class B misdemeanor, and he faces jail time of up to 180 days and a fine of up to $2,000. The Judge spent the night in jail, and was released on $3,000 bail, just in time to make it to the conference. When asked to comment on the allegations, Wiggins offered this to the press: “There’s nothing I can deny. It is what it is.”

Maybe this guy is an enhancement smoker. Hey, Judge Wiggins, you ever see the inside of a jail cell? You ever see the inside of a jail cell… on weed?

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Guadalupe County judge faces pot charge [San Antonio Express-News]
County judge arrested on marijuana charge [Seguin Gazette]
Judge Arrested at His Hotel Room on Pot Charge is Bailed Out in Time to Attend Courts Conference [ABA Journal]

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