This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on August 15, 2014.
Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto who was recently arrested for possession of marijuana has released a statement about his charges.
“I was stopped by Grapevine Police on Wednesday night. I am embarrassed and would like to apologize to my family, the Rangers organization, and our fans that I was taken in on this charge,” Soto said in a written statement. “Because this is an ongoing case, I cannot discuss this matter any further at this time.”
The Texas Rangers released a statement which read.
“The Rangers organization is aware of Wednesday night’s incident involving Geovany Soto. We have spoken to Geovany, and he has apologized and expressed deep embarrassment for the situation. We have notified Major League Baseball of the incident. As this is an on-going case, this is the only comment we will have at this time.”
In the United States, in over 95% of marijuana possession charges not involving other crime, the smell or aroma of marijuana is used to pursue an investigation and secure an arrest.
If Mr Soto had secured his marijuana in a Cannalock smell proof bag, this embarrassing incident could have been avoided. While no one should be arrested for cannabis, make sure it never happens to you or one of your team mates by picking up a Cannalock bag today.