By Gina Gomez
Sep 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The junior United States Senator from California and a member of Democratic Party, Barbara Boxer must be having a tough time now. An economic aide of the Senator, Marcus Stanley resigned from his post after being arrested for attempting to bring pot in the Hart Senate Office Building. A source close to the Senate Office disclosed the news to the media.

A reputed media source reported that The U.S. Capitol Police stopped Marcus Stanley when he allegedly tried to conceal a leafy substance from his pocket last Tuesday. The aide of Barbara Boxer was going through security when police arrested him. The police took that green leafy substance for send it for test. However, when the reports came, the leafy substance was tested positive for the chemical compound in pot. Later Barbara Boxer’s spokesman Zachary Coile released a statement where it was maintained that Marcus Stanley, who worked for the senator since 2009 is no “longer serving” the office. A media source reported that Marcus Stanley tried to hide and “remove” the leafy substance at first, however, he could not hide it from the police.

The statement also maintained that Marcus Stanley submitted his resignation and Senator Barbara Boxer accepted it because his actions were “wrong” and “unacceptable”. Senator Barbara Boxer is running for her fourth term this time and she opposes Proposition 19 on the November ballot, which would legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in California and allow local governments to tax the sale of marijuana. However, it seems that the Senator also would have shown him the door if he had not resigned. However, the aide of the Senator has not commented anything about the matter.