Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession in Sweden on July 22, 1972

Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession in Sweden on July 22nd of 1972.

Although often stereotyped as the "cute" Beatle or the "nice" Beatle; Paul McCartney has been arrested multiple times, always for drug related "crimes." Read about Paul McCartney's history with drugs.

Here's a video of a news report about McCartney being busted for growing marijuana on his farm in Scotland in 1973:



Here's McCartney being hounded by reporters after his 1980 marijuana bust in Japan:



In the above video he says marijuana should be decriminalized and that it's less harmful than cigarettes & alcohol (& glue!)