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    • Oct 23, 1978
    The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is let off of heroin charges in Toronto on technicalities, pleading guilty only to possession. The group's "Honky Tonk Women" is named in a Country Music Foundation book among country's greatest singles
    Jun 8, 1979
    A small quantity of marijuana is found by authorities in Johnny Rodriguez' room at the Granada Royale Hometel in Phoenix. He is required to return the next month and perform for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital
    Sep 19, 1979
    Jerry Lee Lewis is arrested at his home in Nesbit, Mississippi, for possession of cocaine and marijuana
    Dec 31, 1979
    Responding to malpractice charges, Dr. George Nichopolous submits a 14-page document to the Tennessee Board Of Medical Examiners saying many of the 20,000 pills he prescribed to Elvis Presley in a 20-month period were placebos
    Jan 16, 1980
    "I Feel Fine" co-writer Paul McCartney is arrested for possession of marijuana at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. He serves 10 days in jail for the offense
    Jan 19, 1980
    Tennessee's State Board of Medical Examiners suspends Dr. George Nichopolous' license to practice medicine for three months for overprescribing pills for Elvis Presley and nine other patients
    May 16, 1980
    Dr. George Nichopolous is indicted on charges of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and other patients
    Jun 16, 1980
    Depositions filed in a Nashville court accuse Epic recording artist Johnny Paycheck of using cocaine during 1978
    Jun 20, 1980
    In an ongoing court case, a former employee of Johnny Paycheck says the singer spent $42,000 for cocaine during a three-month period in 1979
    Sep 29, 1980
    George Jones' former manager, "Shug" Baggett, receives a three-year prison sentence on cocaine charges



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