Question:
nobody will ever convince me that the tabloids and Fox news weren't sending him certified checks after this ran. meaning I think he was bought. Nobody is that stupid and for some reason there's an anti pot campaign going on instead of the news that the Taliban is back and that the northern alliance were the poppie growers in Afghanistan
By Marlene Naanes
sun-sentinel.com
Published March 19, 2007, 3:10 PM CDT
HOLLYWOOD -- Police cited Broward Circuit Judge Lawrence Korda -- one of two who made decisions recently in the Anna Nicole Smith case -- for smoking marijuana in a park Sunday afternoon, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Three on-duty officers who were doing physical training in Stanley Goldman Park caught the judge about 2 p.m., said Capt. Tony Rode. The judge was smoking a joint near a tree in the park, which is near Interstate 95 and Hollywood Boulevard.
Citation and notice to appear filed against Broward Circuit Judge Lawrence Korda (PDF) (Hollywood Police Department)
March 19, 2007 Adobe Acrobat PDF file
"They said they smelled a very strong odor of what they found to be marijuana," Rode said. "They followed the smell to a gentleman sitting under a tree. He was actively smoking the marijuana cigarette as they approached him."
The officers field-tested the joint, which tested positive for marijuana. Korda was not arrested, but given a misdemeanor citation to appear in court at a later date.
"It would not draw media attention except that it was an elected official," Rode said. "The overwhelming majority of people who are detained for a marijuana cigarette are given a notice to appear."
The fight over control of Smith's body began in Korda's courtroom. It ended up being heard by Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin, who drew national attention not only because the case involved an over-the-top celebrity, but because of his relentless one-liners and tearful announcement of the decision. Korda later heard brief arguments in a related case, seeking to determine the biological father of Smith's baby daughter, Dannielynn.

Answer:
It's a perfect story for an "only in America" event.
Everyone who entered ANS's universe came off slimy, weird, publicity-seeking, druggy, ridiculous or sad.
And of course, the main actor was ANS herself.
My local alternative paper ran a picture of her on the cover with the title "The People's Princess." What a classic description.
Every society, at its point in time, gets the icon it deserves, and given the current state of American pop culture, it can't get better than her.
Not that that's a good thing...