Today in Hip-Hop History: Rick Ross Arrested for Marijuana Possession in Atlanta Nine Years Ago

In 2015, “The Bawse” Ricky Rozay was stopped in his Bentley in metro Atlanta for a window tint violation, but Atlanta police smelled the odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle and later discovered weed inside the vehicle, causing it to be stopped.

The Maybach Music founder was booked into the Fayette County Jail before being released on bail later in the day, similar to his arrest for marijuana possession a year earlier in Greensboro, North Carolina, for failure to appear in court on another marijuana charge.

Fortunately for Ross, marijuana laws have loosened significantly across the country, allowing many misdemeanor marijuana charges to be automatically dismissed or offenders to receive significantly reduced sentences.