Former U.S. Vice-President and Live Earth co-organiser Al Gore has spoken about his son's Independence Day (04Jul07) DUI and drug possession arrest. Gore's son Al Gore III, 24, was pulled over by police who caught him speeding on an Orange County, California freeway on Wednesday. During a search of his hybrid Prius, cops found a stash of prescription drugs and marijuana.The politician's son was jailed and later bailed. His concerned father, who is preparing for this weekend's (07Jul07) Live Earth spectacular, says, "We love him very much and we're just happy that no one was hurt, that he's safe and getting treatment. We're treating it as a private family matter."It isn't the first time Gore's son has faced legal problems for his marijuana use; he was also arrested by police in 2003 for possession. At the time, Gore Jr was sentenced to serve time in a substance abuse treatment as part of his first offender programme.

Gore Jr was also arrested in 200 for speeding and then again in 2002 for drink deiving in Virginia.

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