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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Trail Blazers rookie Qyntel Woods was cited for marijuana possession over the weekend after being pulled over by two motorcycle police for speeding, Portland police said Monday.

The 22-year-old forward was cited and released Saturday for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, for speeding and for driving without a license or insurance, said Henry Groepper, police spokesman.

Woods' license was revoked in Tennessee, he said.

The Trail Blazers did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Woods was pulled over on Interstate 5 for driving 83 mph in a 55 mph zone, Groepper said. Officers smelled marijuana when Woods rolled down the window, he said.

"The officer noticed smoke in the vehicle and when the driver opened the window, the smell of marijuana came out," Groepper said.

No one else was in the white 2003 Cadillac Escalade with Woods, but he was followed by a friend in a green 2003 Cadillac Escalade, Groepper said. That friend was not cited, he said.

Woods is scheduled to appear in Multnomah County Court on April 24.

Woods was the 21st pick in the 2002 NBA Draft out of Northeast Mississippi Community College. He averages 2.3 points and 1 rebound in limited minutes.

Woods is the third Trail Blazer to be cited for drug possession this season.

Blazers forward Rasheed Wallace was scheduled to appear Monday afternoon in Lewis County District Court in Washington on charges of marijuana possession.

Wallace and teammate Damon Stoudamire were passengers in a vehicle that was stopped for speeding on Nov. 22, 2002 on Interstate 5 just north of Chehalis, Wash., following a Trail Blazers game against the Seattle SuperSonics.

A search of the vehicle turned up a small amount of marijuana, police said.

Stoudamire agreed March 20 to attend drug and alcohol counseling and stay out of legal trouble for the next year to have misdemeanor the charges against him dropped.

Woods, who had academic problems at his two junior colleges and acknowledged that he smoked marijuana as a high schooler in Memphis, has a $2.6 million, 3-year contract with the Blazers.

When Woods began workouts with the team last summer, he said didn't use marijuana anymore.

"That was a mistake I made in high school, and I'm beyond that," Woods told reporters following his first practice. "It's all behind and in the past. It's not a concern."

Blazers president and general manager Bob Whitsitt said after the draft he had confidence in Woods' character.

"It's always a concern, but you spend a lot of time researching the players," he said.

 

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