Charges are related to an investigation in October. Packers  cornerback Sam Shields  has been charged with possession of marijuana, according to a criminal complaint filed in Brown County.

WBAY TV reports  that Brown County Drug Task Force investigators went to Shields’ home in October after a suspicious package was delivered to the home from Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal.

Shields allegedly answered the door with a blunt in hand, and the officers noted a strong smell of marijuana in the home. A search revealed both marijuana and marijuana-laced candy in Shields’ home.

He was arrested and charged with one count of possession of THC and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Attorneys entered a not guilty plea on Shields’ behalf in court this morning.

The seventh-year cornerback has been on injured reserve since October due to a concussion.

This news comes on the heels of a recent report that Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison was also charged  with marijuana possession earlier this year; he faces a court date on January 23rd.




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Jon Meerdink wrote:

BIG brother is watching!
I would think the POleece would have bigger fish to fry.
Apparently not in Green Bay.
I think most police departments would turn a blind eye.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 

Honestly this pre-universal legalization limbo is kinda ridiculous. It's inevitable that all states will soon not be charging offenses like this.

Let's all enjoy the choruses of Shields not being "Packer People."

Originally Posted by: coltonja 

If this were minneapolis they would have let him go and give him some more pot they got from another drug bust.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

I think most police departments would turn a blind eye.
Especially considering that he was in his own home not presenting a danger to the public.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan