He was booked on the charge of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
The proposal would also have required the state to set up a system to distribute marijuana at low cost to patients seeking it for medical use.
The police officer's wife, Susan, also was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
They also began to distribute marijuana and amphetamine in Los Angeles.
If a player distributes marijuana, the league calls for a lifetime ban.
The reason: his father was sent to jail in 1986 on a count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
His specific charges included distributing cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy.
When Sprewell was 15, his father was jailed for distributing marijuana.
In early 2004, two men were arrested in Virginia for distributing marijuana.
A "compassion club" distributes marijuana legally to cancer patients and others who have doctors' notes.