Yoda is not a ‘stoner’ in Vero Beach

Note: The possession of marijuana with intent to sell charge against Fischer was dropped on Jan. 30, 2018, according to the Indian River County Clerk's website.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Yoda is not a stoner.

No place in the “Star Wars” films is Yoda, the revered Jedi master who instructed Luke Skywalker, depicted smoking marijuana.

Yet an item recovered by Indian River County sheriff’s deputies Jan. 7 during a traffic stop at 20th Avenue Southwest and 17th Lane Southwest purports otherwise.

A deputy about 9:30 a.m. stopped a four-door Chrysler after suspicions of illegal window tint, affidavits state.

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Amber Fischer, 21, was the driver, and Joseph Paulk, 21, was the passenger, reports states. What deputies say was a marijuana cigarette was on the back seat.

Fischer and Paulk said more pot was in the center console, and investigators reporting finding a pipe and more of the drug.

They also found a “marijuana grinder with a picture of Yoda and the wording ‘stoned I am’ written across the top,” an affidavit states.

Stoned is slang for being under the influence of marijuana, which is something that may cause a disturbance in The Force.

“Stoned I am” follows the object-subject-verb manner in which Yoda speaks.

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According to Starwars.com, the Jedi Order are “the guardians of peace and justice in the Galactic Republic “

It seems incongruous that “guardians of peace and justice” would associate with anything illegal, such as marijuana. Further, because Yoda is a Jedi master it appears unlikely that stoned he would be.

In any case, Fischer and Paulk, both of Vero Beach, were arrested, each on charges of possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

They were not taken to a galaxy far, far away, but to the Indian River County Jail.