Snoop Dogg Arrested for Drug/Firearm Possession

Shortly after taping the Jay Leno Show on Tuesday, rapper Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus) was arrested by police for a variety of charges, including: felony drug and weapons charges. Snoop posted his $60,000 bond and is out of jail for the time being.

A handgun and some illegal drugs were found in the vehicle that Snoop Dogg and his bodyguards were driving in following the show taping. He also reportedly had a secret compartment in his vehicle… I think everyone know what that was for.

This is not Snoop’s first run-in with the law. Prior to this year’s multiple arrest spree he’s on, he’s done the following:

Broadus was convicted in 1990 of cocaine possession and was charged with gun possession after a 1993 traffic stop. Facing three years in prison, he pleaded guilty in exchange for three years probation.

He was charged and acquitted of murder charges in 1996. An alleged gang member was killed by gunfire from a vehicle in which Broadus was traveling. Full story

Way to go Snoop… just because you’re famous you don’t think you can get busted for smoking weed?

Personally, I think the police & government should take a harder stand on marijuana references and obvious smokers (ie: Snoop, Willie Nelson, etc.). They brag about smoking it all the damn time, so why do the cops not do anything about it? Search their cars, search their damn houses and charge them with illegal possession.