Amy Winehouse, her husband Black Fielder Civil, and an unnamed British man were arrested in Norway for smoking pot in their hotel room. She was in Norway on day off from her tour, and hotel staff tipped off police. They were arrested at about 7pm and charged with possession of seven grams of marijuana, or a quarter of an ounce. Amy and Blake were released on 500 Euro ($715 USD) bail at 7am after spending the night in jail. Both were said to be cooperative with police.

The 24-year-old was arrested with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil in a hotel bedroom for possessing and using marijuana – after police received a tip off.

According to a lawyer working with police in Bergen, the couple were detained overnight with a third person.

They were released around 7am after paying a fine of 500 euros (£350).

Prosecutor Lars Morten Lothe said: “She spent a few hours in custody from Thursday evening to early Friday, she got a fine and then she was released.”

“She’s paid the fine, so this thing is over for us now,” he said.

Police arrested Winehouse shortly after 6pm on Thursday, in possession of seven grams of the drug (a quarter of an ounce) Mr Lothe said.

[From Telegraph.co.uk]

When I first saw this story I thought she must have been smoking crack or doing heroin. Marijuana is decriminalized in many countries in the EU, and in Switzerland where I live. Occasionally you see people smoking it on the street or at an event and they’re not going to get busted for it. I was surprised to hear that she was arrested for just smoking pot and possessing a quarter of an ounce, but it turns out that marijuana is highly illegal in Scandinavian countries, (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) and they do prosecute for it.

Amy is set to play Bergen today and Oslo on Saturday. Her Bergen date may be canceled, and the status is unknown for now. After that she will be touring in the Netherlands, where she can smoke as much pot as she wants and get plenty of baked goods chock full of the strain of her choice. She has well publicized issues with drugs including an overdose and brief stays in rehab, but if all that was found on her was a small amount of pot that’s progress as far as I’m concerned. Maybe the night was just getting started for her.

Amy is shown in the header image on 7/26/07 bringing potato chips to the paparazzi waiting for her to leave her local pub. Thanks to WENN.