LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Al Gore's son was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said.
Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.
The deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, Amormino said. They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall, which is used for attention deficit disorder, he said.
"He does not have a prescription for any of those drugs," Amormino said.
Gore was being held in the men's central jail in Santa Ana on $20,000 bail.
Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for his parents, did not immediately return phone messages to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The son of the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee also was pulled over and arrested for pot possession in December 2003, in Bethesda, Md., while he was a student at Harvard University.
He completed substance abuse counseling as part of a pretrial diversion program to settle those charges.
The youngest of Al and Tipper Gore's four children and their only son, Gore lives in Los Angeles and is an associate publisher of GOOD, a magazine about philanthropy aimed at young people.
Former Vice President Al Gore, second from left, and his wife Tipper arrive with their son Albert Gore III, right and daughter Karenna Gore Schiff, left, for the 79th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, in Los Angeles. Al Gore's son was arrested early Wednesday, July 4, 2007 on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said. Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.
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They think they can get away with anything. I'm glad he was arrested. 
Hmmm ... well at least he was driving a Prius and not contributing to global warming.
Tara
Tara
I didn't know a Prius had gittyup like that!! 100mph!! 
I hope it doesnt' turn out to be another Paris Hilton fiasco.
| QUOTE (greytdog @ Jul 4 2007, 01:49 PM) |
| Hmmm ... well at least he was driving a Prius and not contributing to global warming. Tara |
I hope that was intended to be funny Tara, because it was!! I bet that Prius doesn't get too good gas mileage at that speed either!!
Al Gore has kid problems just like the rest of the parents of the world. Oh Well.
| QUOTE (terilynb @ Jul 4 2007, 02:56 PM) |
| I didn't know a Prius had gittyup like that!! 100mph!! |
That was my first thought, too!
My second, when I saw he was being busted for dope, was, "Dang, no one drives 100mph while stoned. It only FEELS like 100mph..."
Too bad they don't have the equivalent of Carbon Credits for drug arrests and/or convictions.