
Staff reports
A man who resides in a state where pot has been legalized was arrested Saturday in Alcorn County and charged with possession of marijuana.
Former Corinth resident Bryce Wood, 22, now of Denver, Colo., was arrested Saturday after he was allegedly found to be in possession of about one pound of marijuana, according to Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell.
Recreational marijuana use for adults was legalized in Colorado after voters approved the measure in 2012.
Pot remains illegal in Mississippi.
Wood was driving a vehicle on County Road 700 near County Road 702 when he was stopped by Alcorn County Deputy Robert Loyd for a traffic violation, a sheriff’s office news release said.
During the traffic stop it was discovered that Wood was wanted by local law enforcement, the release added. He was also allegedly found in possession of the marijuana.
Wood was transported to the Alcorn County Jail where he was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The charge was enhanced due to Wood being within 1,500 feet of a church.
He was released from jail on a $10,000 bond set by Justice Court Judge Steve Little.
This country is awful. A few states over you can smoke it on the front porch and get jail time in mississippi. Really pitiful all the meth heads running around and locking somebody up over a plant.
Agree
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Alcorn County is a big joke.. it’s a crying shame this man got caught up in all this BS. They don’t give a …. that Corinth is full of nothing but ice, pills, heroin, cocaine… all they care about is harassing people over stupid …. I should know I used to live there I moved away cuz I was tired of seeing all the powder and three letter.. but God forbid if there’s a blunt in the room narcotics officer going to come busting up in your place… Marijuana doesn’t ruin lives,that other …. does!!! If anything marijuana would help that little hellhole of a town bunch of crooked … people..