Country superstar Willie Nelson was arrested Friday morning for alleged marijuana possession, RadarOnline.com reports.
The musician was stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint and reportedly found with six ounces of marijuana.
Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West told KVIA that Nelson was traveling in his tour bus from California to Austin when he was stopped by Border Patrol agents Friday morning around 9am. An officer smelled pot when a door was opened and decided to search the bus, the Associated Press reports. Nelson was one of three people arrested.
Nelson was booked at the Hudspeth County jail on a $2,500 bond–which the singer quickly posted. He’s since been released.
Nelson’s rep, Elaine Schock, declined to comment.
This isn’t the 10-time Grammy winner’s first run-in with the law. In 2006, Louisiana authorities found a pound-and-a-half of marijuana and mushrooms on his tour bus. He was charged with a misdemeanor.
Soon-to-be-former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t have been more blunt on the topic of weed last night, when he told Jay Leno that in California, “No one cares if you smoke a joint or not.”
Schwarzenegger hit “The Tonight Show” to talk about the recent elections, when Leno brought up a pro-pot bill the gov just signed, making cannabis possession “like a speeding ticket.”
Schwarzenegger went on to explain that Prop 19, which would have sorta-legalized the recreational use of weed, wasn’t defeated in California because it was a bad idea, but because it was written poorly.
This isn’t the first time Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken out in support of weed. He once famously puffed on a joint in the 1977 documentary, “Pumping Iron.”
Soon, California voters will decide on Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana and allow the local government to regulate and tax the drug. The federal government has warned that no matter what the voters decide, federal law will remain the same and smoking marijuana will be a problem.
Comedian Zach Galifianakis, meanwhile, voiced his support for the ballot proposition on last night’s Real Time With Bill Maher by, uh, smoking.
“I think that maybe people see it as taboo still,” said Galifianakis, sitting right next to noted marijuana enthusiast Bill Maher. As MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell started speaking about the upcoming vote, Galifianakis pulled out a joint and lit it.
He passed it to his right, to Fox News’ Margaret Hoover, who did not take a hit, but smelled the joint and nodded. “Oh, it’s real,” she said, convincingly amused. And the crowd goes wild.
In one of the biggest pot busts in recent years, Mexican authorities seized at least 105 tons of marijuana bound for the U.S.
The drugs, seized in predawn raids in Tijuana, have an estimated street value of $340 million.
Festooning some of the parcels with an image of Homer Simpson saying, “I’m going to get high, dude!” may appear naive. But considering the Vatican’s newspaper declared Homer Simpson a “true Catholic” over the weekend, perhaps it was more a coded plea for clemency.
Police arrested CBS News correspondent Howard Arenstein and his wife, along with reporter Orly Azoulay, Saturday for drug possession with intent to distribute.
Eleven marijuana plants each over eight feet tall were found in the backyard of the couple’s home, according to RadarOnline.com.
Each plant, police say, could produce up to one pound of pot.
An anonymous tip led to the arrests, Radar reports. Cops also found drug paraphernalia inside the house.
Arenstein is an award winning journalist for CBS News radio.
Thirsty? Why not open an ice-cold bottle of pot-infused root beer?
A new line of pot-infused beverages masquerading behind soda flavors are now available to patients with a prescription for medical marijuana. Made by Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs, the carbonated drinks are marketed to medicinal-marijuana patients who wish to avoid “weed culture” stigmas.
The organic drinks come in eight different flavors (including root beer, pink lemonade or grape) and serve as alternatives to smoking cannabis, which is legal for medical use by prescription in 14 states and used as an alternative to pain killers. (Who knows? Maybe Ms. Norbury’s marijuana tablets aren’t so out of the question after all.)
No word yet on how much a case of drinkable marijuana will cost, but we have a feeling it may run a little higher than anything Pepsi is pushing.
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Paris Hilton was busted for pot in Africa, but let go because she claimed it was her friend’s stash? Well, she needed a friend yesterday when she was caught with a bit of weed in her purse (less than a gram) and briefly detained on the French island of Corsica.
Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford was arrested in Plano, TX this morning for possession of marijuana, and has already bonded out of jail.
The 24-year-old was busted for possession of marijuana under 2 ounces just after midnight while sitting outside Ringo’s Pub in Plano. The amount of marijuana he was arrested for is astounding.
One unlit joint.
Are you f**king kidding me? They let him go already for this? Man, it must be nice being a celebrity. Anyone else would be looking at some hard time. Why didn’t they just cut his hands off and ass rape him on the spot? I mean, he’s obviously a huge druggie.
Now Dr. Drew Pinsky is going to be begging Chace to spend some time in Celebrity Rehab. He should do it. Marijuana is one of the biggest problems in the world. If not for weed, there would be no wars or violence against women.
It’s okay though, because this will work out for Chace in the long-run. All he has to do now is get busted a couple more times for inconsequential crap and then do something absolutely insane that splashes his name all over the headlines. Like getting busted smoking a joint while filming a sex tape with three midgets and a donkey. Stay with me, this’ll work.
After saying that he will sue anyone who tries to release the tape, he can make a side deal with Vivid Entertainment to make an assload of money upon it’s release. As soon as it comes out, he can say that he really didn’t know what he was doing at the time of the filming because he is addicted to the evil giggly weed. Then he just needs to go to rehab, come out clean for a couple days, and voila! All is forgiven by the adoring masses.
I want this to happen.
Source: Cops Bust Chace Crawford For Pot – Already Out On Bail [RadarOnline]
Last week Coed Magazine posted a thorough list of the most successful potheads on the planet, shattering the myth that smoking marijuana dooms you to a life of failure and worthlessness.
While we were all very proud of the list, there was one glaring problem with it: there were no chicks on the list! Can you believe it? As any avid pothead knows, girls love to get high just as much as guys.
Anna Faris:
Anna has come a long way since her Scary Movie days. Not only has she made the jump from being ‘cute as a button’ to ‘smoking hot’, she’s also gone from casual smoker to full on pothead. Her turn as a stereotypical pothead in the stoner comedy Smiley Face was tellingly accurate, earning her the esteemed High Times Magazine Stonette of the Year award in 2007. Anna considers winning the award (which is a bong) to be the highlight of her career, and says that she uses it regularly to celebrate and enjoy herself at the same time.
Minka Kelly:
It’s no secret to the people in Austin, Texas that Minka Kelly smokes a ton of weed. The Friday Night Lights star hails from the hippie oasis, where shoes are always optional and joints are sparked publicly. While you won’t find any evidence of Minka’s stoner ways anywhere on the web, trust us, if you ever see her out in Austin, offer her a joint. You won’t regret it
Charlize Theron:
When Charlize first decided to become an actress, everybody said she’d never make it because – get this – she was too beautiful. Sound like those people underestimated the demographic known as ‘men’. Years later, Charlize is an Academy Award winning bombshell whose love of weed is hardly a secret. Her preferred method of intake is the ever-convenient apple pipe, which she has been photographed enjoying right in her own back yard.
Lindsey Evans:
You may have never heard of Lindsey before, but trust us, she has sacrificed more for her love of marijuana than most will in their lives. A true southern belle, she was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2008 after placing second in the 2007 contest. She wore her crown and sash with honor and respect until one day when her love of weed got the best of her. She and a few friends skipped the bill at a restaurant because of slow service, and Lindsey accidentally left her purse behind. In that purse? A big fat bag of weed! The Miss Teen Louisiana people didn’t appreciate the deviance, so they stripped her of her crown.
Danneel Harris:
Danneel is the only star of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay willing to admit to regularly smoking pot. This admission earned her High Times Magazine’s coveted Stonette of the Year award in 2008. But really, when you’re this hot, you can pretty much admit you do anything and people will still like you.
Kristen Stewart:
The fierce star of Twilight, that vampire movie none of us saw, Kristen is new to Hollywood, but no stranger to marijuana. Since she came on the scene in 2008, she’s been photographed smoking a bowl in public and wearing a pot leaf bikini. While most starlets might be worried about their public image, Kristen obviously doesn’t give a f*ck what people think about her. She’s got that Twilight thing to fall back on, and she’ll smoke weed where she damn well pleases.
Cameron Diaz:
A lifelong pot smoker, not only does Cameron has talk openly about her love of weed, she also likes to keep very stoned company. Former boyfriend Justin Timberlake is a notorious pothead, and close friend Drew Barrymore has a well known love for the leaf. Cameron and Drew were even photographed getting high in their bikinis once.
Phelps, who said that he “clearly made a mistake” and that the past week has been both embarrassing and uncomfortable for him, spoke with The Baltimore Sun inside Meadowbrook Aquatic Center after finishing his daily workout.
While he still has goals he wants to achieve in the sport, he said, he’s going to discuss it with his family and his coach, Bob Bowman.
“This is a decision of mine that I’m not going to make today and I’m not going to make tomorrow.
It’s going to require a lot of time and energy and a lot of thinking for myself – but also talking to Bob and talking to my family and just deciding what I want to do.
Yeah, there are still goals that I have in the pool, 100 percent. But I’m not going to let anything stand in my way. If I decide to walk away, I’ll decide to walk away on my own terms. If it’s now, if it’s four years, who knows. But it is something I need to think about and decide what I want to do.”
I’m sad for Michael Phelps. I don’t think he should retire. People will forget about this and move on to the next scandal. Right Christian Bale?
This is the astonishing picture which could destroy the career of the greatest competitor in Olympic history. Michael Phelps was caught smoking a bong.
And after sporting chiefs announced laws which mean four-year bans for drug-taking, Michael Phelps’ dreams of adding to his overall 14 gold medal tally at the 2012 games in London could already be OVER.
Those dreams seemed the last thing on his mind when he puffed from the bong during two days of partying with students last November, a quiet time in the swimming calendar when athletes would not expect to get tested for drugs.
One party-goer who witnessed the star’s behaviour told the News of the World: “He was out of control from the moment he got there.
“If he continues to party like that I’d be amazed if he ever won any more medals again.â€
Phelps’ aides went into a panic over our story and offered us a raft of extraordinary incentives not to run the bong picture.
“I engaged in behaviour which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgement.
I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.â€
Hugh Hefner’s new 19-year-old twin sister girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa Shannon, were spotted at a medical cannabis store today in Los Angeles.
According to a survey on the recommendation of cannabis in California, the drug is indicated for over 250 conditions, including arthritis, stroke, multiple sclerosis, cancer, glaucoma and general pain.
In other words, they were running errands for the old man.
Pamela Anderson recently got her full citizenship for the United States, well she already wants to change the way the country is working because she has some advice for Barack Obama.
Anderson has wrote an open letter to the president elect on her blog, in it she wants to legalize marijuana because it will “help save the children”, she also wants to promote vegetarianism because it will help “end world hunger”
I’m not going to bother posting the whole entry because it is pretty lengthy and it hurts my brain to understand her, so here is some highlights from her blog:
On marijuana:
I think we should Legalize Marijuana, tax and monitor -farm Hemp etc-this would make our borders less corrupt and then I think eventually this will be more secure option and save children in the long run – we should be able to farm Hemp in America- it’s just silly— it would create jobs- and be good for environment.
On immigration:
And if people are hard working why cant they work and pay taxes in America- if they have no criminal record- why do we have illegal immigration it should be made easier for people to work here- all they want to do is work- some Americans sure have a sense of entitlement that’s unhealthy, unwise and selfish at times… Thank God it’s a new day!
On vegetarianism:
Promote vegetarianism-which would help end world hunger- crack down on factory farming that is killing the environment and slaughtering so many animals- wastefully and carelessly and it’s unhealthy/and it’s just impractical- to think this is monitored/regulated effectively..
When the world leaders take advice from Pamela Anderson that is when I become very very worried.
As you can see, Mischa Barton was keen to have an alternative starring roll as she enjoyed a night out in a club in California.
Barton was seen busting out the good stuff from a familar green container to roll up a joint in a Holllywood club.
That’s the beautiful thing about California, she can legally smoke a joint right there if her headache, gout, or loss of appetite is keeping her down.
