Mary Ann -- More Like Mary Jane!!

Posted Mar 11th 2008 1:41PM by TMZ Staff

Dawn Wells, the actress that played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," was busted with marijuana in her car after driving home from her birthday party in Idaho -- and she's 69!

Wells was pulled over on October 18 after a Teton County sheriff noticed her swerve across the center lines of State Highway 33 and repeatedly speeding up and slowing down. A search produced four half-smoked joints and two small cases to store marijuana -- which she blamed on hitchhikers. Even Gilligan wouldn't buy that one!

Wells is now serving ~~a three hour tour~~ six months of unsupervised probation for the crime. She pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving and was sentenced last month to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation.

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196. She stayed at a hotel I worked at back in the '90s. When she checked out she left a ton of "roaches" in the ashtrays in the room so this is NO shock to me. Nice lady, however.

Victimless crime, anyone?

Posted at 11:16AM on Mar 12th 2008 by puptentacle

197. I bet Ginger would never be caught with weed.

Seriously though. When is this stupid war on drugs going to end?

Oh wait, they would never have been able to dangle prosecution over Rush Limbaugh's head and control him while the neocons took over DC had it not been for drug laws.

Guess Maryanne gotta go down. You know, drugs can't be legal because the same people who won't want new gun laws when someone else's kid gets hold of a gun and does something bad still want to maintain drug laws because they don't want someone elses kid doing something bad.

You can't have HALF freedom. All or nothing. Nobody will accept all and so we are all headed for nothing.

Posted at 11:24AM on Mar 12th 2008 by Doktor Jeep

198. Hey todd....

anyone who gives their kid an ugly name like Todd must be a pair of ugly school teachers who are educated beyond their intellect and have butts for faces.

Do you have any caviar or grey poupon, Toddy boy?

sorry that you are AN IDIOT and should spend more time talking about how people shouldn't DRINK AND DRIVE. Smoking herb and driving can't impair you that bad if you are a regular smoker like miss mary anne seemed to be. She was probably swerving because she is old anyhow is my point.

Granny wants a hot toddy! todd.

oh and i hear of more people beating the crap out of their kids because they are an alcoholic rather than being a laidback pothead. yeah, its one thing if you are toking all day every day like a dirty hippie. but even then - whatever. so smoke a j and chill the hell out...

Posted at 1:47PM on Mar 12th 2008 by fathead

199. Geez, who cares? Probably should stay home and roll up a fatty, but as for "Mary Ann" smoking reefer....
I could care less.

Posted at 1:58PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Longshot

200. "This plant used to be legal in this country, and was legal during the writing of our Constitution and Declaration of Independence and all during the time of our forefathers, and even in the first part of the 20th century. They were wise enough and righteous enough not to ban a plant from men." Zeb

Funny, since it didn't arrive in this country until the first World's Fair held here, as a gift from India. Crack a history book whilst you're toking up.

Posted at 2:10PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Kizzy

201. HOW COULD YOU NOT POST MICHAEL JACKSON'S 2003 MUGSHOT, THAT WAS GENIUS!!!!

Posted at 2:35PM on Mar 12th 2008 by jasmin hernandez

202. A Lindsay Lowbrow for the AARP crowd

Posted at 3:00PM on Mar 12th 2008 by mr miniver

203. Decriminalize marijuana! Our jails are so full of harmless pot-smokers that murderers and rapists run free.

Shame on all you ignorant sheep who think Dawn Wells has actually done something wrong.

Posted at 3:03PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Spot

204. TODD you are a moron caught up in your own self righteousness. Show me some real scientific facts that pot is 100% more dangerous then cigarettes ? Just something you and all the so call self righteousness put out there and hope it sticks...
That's BS and you know it... Most of my friends who only smoke pot, no chemicals, hold down very good jobs are very intellectual and have plenty of drive and ambitions.

l..

Posted at 3:10PM on Mar 12th 2008 by souljp1

205. At least she wasn't drunk.

Posted at 3:44PM on Mar 12th 2008 by steph

206. This is a waste of tax-payer $money$. Weed should not be illegal. Especially for medicinal purposes!

Posted at 4:08PM on Mar 12th 2008 by WOW!

207. Woooooo weeee That's what I'm talking about! She looks ripped

Posted at 5:30PM on Mar 12th 2008 by weda

208. Why, in this day and age is marijuana still illegal and a Schedule I drug by the federal gv't??? Our gv't spends more $$ on fighting marijuana than any other drug, it's ridiculous. Now we have a bunch of teens addicted to Rx drugs that are more harmful and chemically addictive than weed.

Posted at 12:18AM on Mar 13th 2008 by JJ

209. I dunno, I think I am growing tired of all of this kind of news. Where are all the heroes gone?

Posted at 12:28AM on Mar 13th 2008 by curiositync

210. I think all drugs should be legalized. They wouldn't be nearly as interesting if you could just go buy em. And think of the taxes they would bring in!!!

Posted at 12:37AM on Mar 13th 2008 by SuzfrmMo

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