▁They ▁had ▁crossed ▁into ▁Nue vo ▁L are do , ▁Mexico ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁afternoon ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁morning ▁for ▁the ▁appropriate ▁vis a ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁stay . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁cross ▁back ▁into ▁Texas ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁night , ▁and ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁US - M ex ico ▁bridge ▁when ▁Ros em ary ▁remembered ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁mar iju ana ▁in ▁her ▁possession . ▁It ▁was ▁impossible ▁to ▁throw ▁it ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁bridge , ▁so ▁Susan ▁put ▁it ▁in ▁her ▁under we ar . ▁After ▁taking ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁controlled ▁subst ance , ▁Le ary ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁possession ▁under ▁the ▁Mar ih u ana ▁Tax ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁f ined ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁under go ▁psych iat ric ▁treatment . ▁He ▁appe aled ▁the ▁case ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁the ▁Mar ih u ana ▁Tax ▁Act ▁was ▁un const itution al , ▁as ▁it ▁required ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁self - inc rim ination ▁in ▁bl at ant ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Am end ment . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Le ary ▁was ▁arrested ▁again ▁in ▁Lag una ▁Beach , ▁California , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁two ▁mar iju ana ▁" ro