Pubdate: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 Source: New York Post (NY) Copyright: 2003 N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc. Contact: http://www.nypost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/296 Author: Kate Sheehy Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) MONTEL TRIED TO FLY HIGH: COPS TV talk-show host Montel Williams landed in a joint custody battle with security at a Detroit airport Monday night - over his personal pot stash. The ex-Marine-turned-TV-host was fined $100 for carrying enough marijuana to roll about a half a joint, which he claimed was to be used for "medicinal purposes" to help ease pain he suffers from multiple sclerosis, his rep said yesterday. "[Williams] has prescriptions for many different medications for MS, some of which manage his pain, which is constant," a statement from the star's camp said. "One of the medications he has been prescribed to alleviate his chronic pain is medical marijuana." - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin