Again in October 2020, Fleetwood Mac hit “Goals” rose to the primary spot on iTunes due to a viral TikTok video. An Idaho Falls, Idaho resident Nathan Apodaca (username 420Doggface208) was rolling down the road on his longboard ingesting Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice whereas singing alongside to the Fleetwood Mac hit music. Apodaca’s rise to fame led to responses from Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes, Cheech and Chong, and plenty of extra. For sure, it was a vibe throughout the top of the pandemic, and since then he’s had a gentle stream of TikTok movies. As lately as August 2022 Apodaca debuted his performing profession as Uncle Charley within the Hulu sequence Reservation Canine. He was featured in a Klypso music video known as “Low Rider (No Lighter)” with Snoop Dogg and Warfare earlier this 12 months. Satirically, it begins with Doggface smoking with Cheech and Chong, and a police officer.
Not too long ago although, Apodaca was arrested for hashish. There seems to be some dispute between the explanations for the arrest between the attitude of Apodaca and legislation enforcement.
In line with native Idaho police, he was pulled over in his truck attributable to an expired registration sticker. TMZ broke the story, stating that the trooper allegedly smelled hashish when he approached the car. Whereas Apodaca looked for his registration in his glove field, the police officer observed edibles in Apodaca’s glove field, which prompted him to ask Apodaca to exit the truck.
Apodaca informed the officer that there have been hashish merchandise in his truck, together with three packages of THC gummies, and a dabbing software. The officer arrested him for possession of hashish, in addition to possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked but in addition launched on the identical day with a $600 bond.
TMZ contacted Apodaca concerning the incident, who shared that from his perspective, issues went in a different way. “Through the arrest, the officers didn’t learn me my Miranda rights. Initially, when officers discovered weed they mentioned they have been solely going to jot down a ticket. They then discovered a gun and informed me I used to be below arrest as a result of I had a felony on my file and I wasn’t allowed to own a firearm. Nonetheless, I do not need a felony on my file, which I informed the officers,” Apodaca informed TMZ. “Regardless of me telling them this, I used to be taken into custody. I used to be held in jail for a number of hours with out bond earlier than they informed me they make [sic] an enormous mistake. Then was informed I used to be solely being held on the weed cost and will bond out.”
In Idaho, three ounces or less is considered to be a misdemeanor, which may internet offenders as much as one 12 months in jail, and as much as a $1,000 effective. A felony cost would come with possession of greater than three ounces however lower than one pound; it might result in as much as 5 years in jail and as much as a $10,000 effective. Ideally, hashish legal guidelines can be extra forgiving sooner or later if medical hashish is legalized. Advocates in Idaho are at the moment concentrating on 2024 because the 12 months to push for medical hashish on the poll. Beforehand, Idaho has seen almost a decade of makes an attempt to legalize hashish for medical use, however by no means fairly garnered the mandatory assist. A company known as Form Idaho is amassing signatures now to make sure that they’ve sufficient to qualify in 2024. “We would like the chance for Idaho residents to succeed on their very own phrases. And for a lot of of these individuals on their very own phrases, the very best resolution is medical marijuana,” mentioned Form Idaho Treasurer Joe Evans.