Former talk show host Montel Williams got busted at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee on Tuesday as he tried to go through airport security.
Williams, a medical-marijuana proponent, was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. The 54-year-old was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis more than years ago and has fought for the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. The sometimes-actor and infomercial spokesperson has been forthright in revealing that he uses the drug to ease the effects of his condition.
About seven years ago, ironically, Williams experienced the very same thing at a Detroit airport when he was stopped for carrying drug paraphernalia.
The Montel Williams MS Foundation, which the entertainer founded to further the scientific study of MS, is his main focus these days. Williams is also committed to locking arms with medical-marijuana advocates to ask Congress to allow him, and other MS victims, to use the drug without facing the confines of a jail.
Meanwhile, the TSA allowed Williams to continue on his merry way, but he had to pay $484 in fines.