Court Dismisses Drug Charges Against Singer
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A Pasadena court commissioner Tuesday dismissed a drug case against Scott Weiland, the former lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and current frontman for Velvet Revolver, because he has completed a rehab program under Proposition 36.
The 37-year-old rocker, who was charged in May 2003 with possessing heroin and cocaine, faced up to three years in prison, Deputy Dist. Atty. John Harrold said. But the voter-passed law permits petty drug offenders such as Weiland to undergo treatment instead of jail.
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