Court Dismisses Drug Charges Against SCOTT WEILAND

According to The Los Angeles Times, a Pasadena court commissioner Tuesday (July 12) 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.