US Snowboarders Caught With Weed In NZ

by The Editors on August 3, 2009

Two snowboarders, one “understood to be Winter Olympics double medallist” and another an Olympic hopeful are scheduled to appear in court next week in Wanaka New Zealand on charges of possessing the weed, according to a story in The Southland Times.

The pair, aged 26 and 21, were arrested in Wanaka on Saturday night after being stopped for random roadside breath testing. . . Sergeant Paul Crosswell, of Wanaka, said the pair were allegedly caught with “not an insignificant amount” of cannabis in their car. . . They will appear in the Queenstown District Court on Monday.

According to the New Zealand Herald “The maximum penalty for a conviction for possession of marijuana is three months’ jail and/or a NZ$500 fine (US$330),” or about the same fine as running a red light in LA. . . now let’s see. . . who is 26, American, and has two Olympic medals. . .

[Link: The Southland Times via Snowjournal.com]

dave August 4, 2009 at 5:14 am

hmmm, who is 26, 2 medals, rides for GNU/ Nike/ has a glove company,, hmmmm, not sure!

Diiipshiiiit August 4, 2009 at 5:49 am

Name some names, diipshiiit.

dbldipshit August 4, 2009 at 6:48 am

it’s already on his wikipedia profile so go figure

dave August 4, 2009 at 10:18 am

Hey Dipshit, if you can’t figure out who it is from the description above, then you must be a real dipshit!

Ted Knight August 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm

Damn, I hope this doesn’t get blown out by the media…

JAF August 4, 2009 at 9:34 pm

best thing that could happen for nike. spin it, made by twelve year-olds in asia, sneaker shoe company.

Steve Robinson August 27, 2009 at 4:07 pm

Kass got arrested twiice in New Zealand. After his pot charge, he got charged with trespasing and property damage – trying to drive his party van up the slopes at a Snowboard park for a publicity stunt. His van got stuck, and he ended up doing community service and paying a fine before returning to the U.S. He has been noticeably quiet on Twitter in recent weeks…

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