Willie Nelson Retracts 'Teapot' Endorsement

Newt cannot call for death penalty on drug he's admitted to smoking

(NEWSER) - A libertarian GOP candidate for the presidency, usually ignored by mainstream media, is swinging hard at Newt Gingrich, calling him a "hypocrite" for his stance on marijuana. No, not Ron Paul. This time it's pro-pot candidate Gary Johnson, and he is slamming Gingrich for calling (in 1996) for the death penalty for pot smugglers, even though Gingrich has admitted to dabbling with the drug, reports the Huffington Post . More»

Joe Nick Patoski's biography of Nelson a 'sprawling masterpiece,' says Radar

(NEWSER) - Joe Nick Patoski hopped aboard Willie Nelson's tour bus more than 35 years ago, and despite the ever-present haze of marijuana smoke, appears to have emerged clear-eyed to write Willie Nelson: An Epic Life. The work is a "sprawling masterpiece" of the Texas hippie, John Clarke Jr. writes in Radar, chronicling a lifetime of drugs, music, and women. More»

Ohio Congressman encourages marijuana activists

(NEWSER) - On Saturday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich gave a rousing speech at … Hempfest. “Open up, America! Show yourself! Time for mass action! This is why, and how, recent movements for freedom in Tunisia and Egypt gained momentum,” he urged marijuana activists. “This is how Gandhi cast off the British Empire. This is how America’s suffragettes ended up getting for women the right to vote. This is how Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington became a pivotal moment in the civil rights history of this country.” More»

Singer uses bus for marijuana breaks

(NEWSER) - It’s as though the '60s (and the '70s, and the '80s) never ended. The scent of marijuana pouring out of a tour bus in Manhattan can be blamed on Willie Nelson, the New York Post reports. Savvy passers-by have realized the bus, parked outside Manny’s Music all week, belongs to the country crooner, who is recording a jazz album in the studio above. More»

From Hank to the Man in Black, these are country music's biggest tough guys (and gals)

(NEWSER) - And the roughest toughest country singer is...

1. Hank Williams
2. Johnny Cash
3. Willie Nelson
4. Merle Haggard
5. Loretta Lynn