{"id":1989,"date":"2020-01-19T12:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkhighercaregiving.com\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2020-01-19T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:43:29","slug":"how-richard-nixon-smuggled-3lbs-of-cannabis-for-louis-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkhighercaregiving.com\/new-design\/how-richard-nixon-smuggled-3lbs-of-cannabis-for-louis-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"How Richard Nixon smuggled 3lbs of Cannabis for Louis Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is well known that cannabis and Richard Nixon were not on friendly terms. But what if we told you that one time Nixon smuggled cannabis through U.S. Customs for Louis Armstrong?<\/p>\n

In the 1950s, Louis Armstrong, jazz legend, did two concert tours in Europe and Asia after he became a \u201cGoodwill Ambassador\u201d<\/a> for the U.S. State Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

By this time it was already know that Louis Armstrong had a passion for ganja. He was one of the first celebrities to be arrested for smoking cannabis.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The laid-back security, at the time, allowed Armstrong to quickly be waived through customs without searches. Part of which was due to his Ambassador status.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Well that was until the last tour on his way back to New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is rumored that when Armstrong landed in New York in 1958, he was directed to a custom search and took his place in a long line of passengers ahead of him, awaiting his turn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Armstrong began sweating profusely, knowing that he packed 3 pounds of cannabis in his bag! Well actually it was a trumpet case full of weed!\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Nixon Surprise<\/h3>\n

Just as Armstrong began to realize his doing\u2026.Vice President Richard Nixon with his security detail entered, with photographers and reporters close behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nixon quickly spotted Armstrong, the well known jazz musician. Realizing the prime picture opportunity with the great musician for the press, Nixon approached.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Well, Pops, (Armstrong called everyone Pops) I just came back from my goodwill ambassador’s tour of Asia and they told me I had to stand in this line for customs.”<\/span><\/p>\n

At that very moment Nixon grabbed both of Armstrongs suitcases.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

“Ambassadors don’t have to go through customs and the Vice President of the United States will gladly carry your bags for you.” claimed Nixon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nixon then promptly passed through Customs, without any search due to his Vice President status. <\/a>\u00a0Causally placing the bags on the other side for Armstrong. <\/span><\/p>\n

All while unknowing that the contents were the 3lb of cannabis<\/a> that Louis Armstrong passed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yup, that\u2019s right, Richard Nixon is also a drug smuggler.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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