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Louis Armstrong is jailed for marijuana

The trumpeter Louis Armstrong, a heavy marijuana smoker for much of his life, was arrested outside a club for drug possession and spent nine days in jail. He was convicted of marijuana possession and received a suspended sentence. He described marijuana as a thousand times better than whiskey.[1]

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References

  1. Wikipedia — Louis Armstrongarchived

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