One important detail that helps explain the headline is Justin Bieber’s January 2014 arrest in Miami Beach. At the time, he was 19 years old, and the incident received extensive international media coverage.
According to contemporary reports published by TIME and the Los Angeles Times, a preliminary toxicology report following the arrest indicated that Bieber had tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana, and alprazolam, a prescription medication commonly known by the brand name Xanax.
