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Peter Clark, 51, traveled to Dubai for a business trip on Feb. 24 but was hospitalized for pancreatitis.... The hospital took a urine test, found traces of marijuana and reported it to the police, who charged Peter and took him to the Al Barsha police station on March 3...
Recreational marijuana is legal in Nevada, but consumption or possession of the drug is illegal in the UAE, even if presented with a doctor’s medical card, according to the U.S. State Department.
People can still be charged and convicted in the UAE even if substances were taken outside the country, “as long as traces are still present in the bloodstream upon arrival in the UAE.”
Man who smoked legal weed in Nevada now faces years in prison in Dubai, lawyer says
“Peter potentially faces years in prison for legally smoking marijuana.”www.yahoo.com
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I agree with the obligation to follow local laws when traveling, but this is pure horseshit. Are they going to charge him with having premarital sex at home in Nevada too?
To the UAE: Screw you and let this American citizen free NOW.
It's almost as if the entire kingdom wants to have the biggest fattest negative Yelp review in history, except Yelp reviews don't apply to entire countries.
But if they did...