MONTEL WILLIAMS CITED AT MITCHELL FOR POT PIPE

TV celebrity Montel Williams was cited at Mitchell International
Airport on Tuesday for carrying a pipe commonly used to smoke
marijuana, the Milwaukee County sheriff's office reported.

Williams, 54, was issued the citation for possession of drug
paraphernalia after being caught with the pipe by Transportation
Security Administration agents while going through a security
checkpoint, a news release from the sheriff's office says.

Williams paid the $484 forfeiture and was released to resume his
travel plans, according to the release.

Williams, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, has
advocated for the legalization of marijuana for medical use and has
said he uses the drug to ease the effects of his condition.

He has joined other medical marijuana advocates to implore Congress
to allow him and other sick people to use the drug without fear of prosecution.

The former talk show host also founded the Montel Williams MS Foundation.