Man smokes Marijuana in front of Judge after Advocating for Legalization

A twenty-yr-old man began a stir in a Tennessee courthouse when he defended for the legalization of marijuana and then moved to spark a joint in front of the Judge.

On Monday, Spencer Alan Boston was appearing before Judge Haywood Barry at the Wilson County Courthouse in Lebanon, on a simple possession-of-marijuana citation, when he started to tell Judge Haywood Barry that marijuana should be legalized, according to Lt. Scott Moore, a spokesman for the Wilson County Sheriff' Office.

Courtroom video captured what came next: Boston is seen reaching into his jacket pocket, pulling out what appears to be a joint & lighting it up, taking multiple puffs. 

Lt. Scott Moore told news agency in a telephone interview that Boston said something to the effect of "the people deserve better" before he was taken away.

"I've been here 20 years," Scott Moore added, "and this is the first time I've ever seen that."

Spencer Alan Boston faces 2 new charges: disorderly conduct & simple possession of marijuana. He's being held on $3,000 bond, online jail records show. He'll also have to serve ten days in Wilson County Jail because Barry held him in contempt of the Court, said Moore.

A spokesperson at Barry's office said the Judge had no comment on the episode.

The joint smoked in Court was collected as evidence.

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