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"Lincecum?s Endorsement Potential Clouded by Past Marijuana Use"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this new entry over at a Forbes blog.  Spotlighting parts of this Forbes post strikes me as a fitting way to simultaneously congratulate the new World Series champions and to pass the time until we get voting results late tonight from California on Proposition 19: What a difference a year makes, but will companies bank their franchise on ?The Franchise? in light of his past illicit behavior? On October 30th, 2009, San Francisco Giants pitching ace Tim Lincecum was pulled over for speeding in the state of Washington and subsequently handed over 3.3 grams of marijuana found in his car.  He was arrested on misdemeanor marijuana possession and paraphernalia use charges, though his attorney negotiated the dismissal of the pot charge and the reduction of the paraphernalia charge to a civil infraction...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 02, 2010 (boomark / email).