{"id":2689914,"date":"2026-10-22T23:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-social-media-post-comes-back-to-haunt-virginia-democrat-after-shes-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T23:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:17:02","slug":"old-social-media-post-comes-back-to-haunt-virginia-democrat-after-shes-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-social-media-post-comes-back-to-haunt-virginia-democrat-after-shes-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Social Media Post Comes Back to Haunt Virginia Democrat After She&#8217;s Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fold-social-media-post-comes-back-to-haunt-virginia-democrat-after-shes-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2689914&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eighty-two-year-old Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, a Democrat, appeared confident that something like this would never happen.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-high-ranking-virginia-dem-arrested-drug-trafficking-money-laundering-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested Lucas<\/a> on multiple felony charges, including drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the social media platform X, users have rediscovered an April post in which Lucas taunted her political opponents for creatively highlighting her connection to the marijuana industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would Republicans make a photoshop of me in a cannabis dress when there are real photos out there from the 420 festival dancing in a cannabis dress?\u201d she asked in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/deepai.org\/ai-image-detector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">likely AI-generated photo<\/a> of her in cannabis-themed attire and jewelry. \u201cNeed I remind you that I\u2019m not your typical grandma. Try again fellas!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why would Republicans make a photoshop of me in a cannabis dress when there are real photos out there from the 420 festival dancing in a cannabis dress? Need I remind you that I\u2019m not your typical grandma. Try again fellas! https:\/\/t.co\/C5xkOVJGpG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 L. Louise Lucas (@SenLouiseLucas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenLouiseLucas\/status\/2047146679539810493?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudoun.gov\/5565\/Legalization-of-Marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalized<\/a> marijuana for recreational use and in small amounts. The distribution and sale of the drug, however, remained illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas allegedly oversaw businesses that bought and sold the drug while she lobbied for marijuana legalization. She now faces charges of racketeering and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>After her arrest on Thursday, unsympathetic X users reminded her of her overly confident post from April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAged marvelously,\u201d one user joked, adding a laughing emoji.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aged marvelously \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steak for Breakfast (@SteakforPodcast) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteakforPodcast\/status\/2113285820094517491?\">October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuess you\u2019ll soon be swapping the cannabis dress for an orange jumpsuit and [shackles]. Good luck in there!\u201d another user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@SenLouiseLucas Guess you\u2019ll soon be swapping the cannabis dress for an orange jumpsuit and schackles. Good luck in there!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FutureGulagRefugee,PhD (@kmjongssurgeon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kmjongssurgeon\/status\/2113301173692191074?\">October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lucas made that April post only weeks before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-fbi-raids-office-top-virginia-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI raided<\/a> her office as part of \u201ca major corruption probe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the octogenarian Democrat continues to enjoy the legal presumption of innocence.<\/p>\n<p>If the charges against her prove true, however, then her April post reflects a shocking degree of arrogance and brazenness.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, whether or not she has committed felonies, she is most certainly guilty of a crime against truth, one that her fellow Democrats commit with nauseating regularity: exploiting past injustices, in this case racial segregation, for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the full weight of the federal government have been wielded against an 82-year-old great-grandmother,\u201d Lucas said in a statement following her arrest on Thursday. \u201cI grew up under Jim Crow. I\u2019ve seen what happens when people in power try to silence those who stand up to them. I spent my life fighting back, and I\u2019m not stopping now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/virginia-dems-make-glaring-errors-rushed-court-motion-save-gerrymandering-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucas<\/a> played a key role in Virginia Democrats\u2019 unconstitutional gerrymandering efforts.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the elderly Democrat deserves the same legal rights as everyone else. If a jury finds her not guilty, then so be it.<\/p>\n<p>By whatever legal and peaceful means it occurs, however, her eventual departure from public life will be a net gain to Virginians.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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