'Family Ties' actor Bonsall arrested _ again (he was using marijuana for headaches)

'Family Ties' actor Bonsall arrested _ again

Friday, February 19, 2010


(02-19) 13:41 PST Boulder, Colo. (AP) --

Former "Family Ties" actor Brian Bonsall has been arrested again in Colorado, this time on a charge of using marijuana in violation of the terms of his release.

Deputies handcuffed and led the 28-year-old from a Boulder courtroom Friday after he pleaded not guilty to an assault charge and a failure to report charge involving another case. Bail was set at $10,000.

Bonsall's defense attorney says the actor needs marijuana for headaches and has applied for a medical marijuana card through the state.

He is accused of repeatedly hitting a friend in the head with a broken wooden stool in December and of missing a court hearing in 2007 in another assault case.


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His doctor kept trying to prescribe different opiate pain killers and nothing worked. He told his doc that the only thing that helps with the pain is smoking Cannabis, and asked for a recommendation. The doc declined, SCOLDED him for smoking pot and tried to prescribe morphine pills.

He fired him and found a different doctor the same day. Got his MMJ recommendation and is now living a much better, and much less stressful life.