From Vacation To Legal Nightmare: How A Georgia Veteran’s CBD Arrest In Dubai Landed Him Behind Bars
A retired Navy veteran from Covington, Georgia, is facing an uncertain legal situation in Dubai after being arrested for possessing medically prescribed CBD pills.
Charles Wimberly, 52, was detained at a Dubai airport on September 27 when officials discovered the pills during a security check as he was preparing to board a flight back to Georgia.
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Despite showing his prescription for medical marijuana, authorities accused Wimberly of drug trafficking due to Dubai’s strict laws against cannabidiol (CBD) products.
“They got me on a no-travel ban right now, because they’re basically saying I was trafficking drugs with my prescription medicine,” Wimberly told Channel 2’s Tom Regan (via YahooNews)
Chronic Pain, CBD And An Unexpected Arrest
Wimberly, who suffers from chronic back pain, diabetes and PTSD, had been on vacation in Dubai with friends when the incident occurred. A doctor in Georgia had prescribed the CBD and prescription-strength ibuprofen to manage his symptoms, which include severe pain due to a pending surgery.
On the day of his arrest, …