NASSAU-A Bahamian musician, who said he smoked marijuana to keep himself focused, paid a $150 to avoid one month in prison on Monday.
Police arrested Damario Rolle, 40, after they found five grams of ganja, worth $25, in his pocket during a traffic stop on Baha Mar Boulevard on July 10.
Rolle pleaded guilty to drug possession at his arraignment before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux.
Rolle told the court, “I’m a musician in this country. To keep myself focused I use a lot of marijuana. I’m a copious chronic user. All my life, I’ve been trying not to come into y’all hands and I failed this time. I don’t sell drugs and I have no intention to and I’m very sorry for getting caught.”
