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American Facing Years in Dubai Prison After Cannabis Traces Found in Urine

Complex · Brenton Blanchet · last updated
A man who legally enjoyed some cannabis in his home of Las Vegas is now facing three years in prison in the United Arab Emirates after being caught with traces of it in his urine, according to his attorneys website Detained in Dubai. Peter Clark, 51, flew to Dubai on Feb. 24 on a business trip looking for a recording studio. He was reported to authorites when doctors found hashish traces in his urine, which is considered possesion in the UAE. Clark adds that he did not bring drugs to Dubai, nor purchased or consumed them there. I was absolutely stunned to learn that I was being charged due to residual marijuana in my system, he told the Daily Mail.
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