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 Pot Bust Burns 
 Harry Potter Bully 

Actor was growing cannabis

Apr 8, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett was arrested after police found nearly $3000 worth of marijuana plants in his bedroom, the Sun reports. Cops first pulled over Waylett, who plays bully Vincent Crabbe, and discovered eight bags of pot in his car. They then raided the house where he lives with... More »

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 Carlos Santana to Obama: 
 Legalize Pot 

Rocker advises tax revenue go to education

Apr 3, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carlos Santana has a request for President Obama: Legalize pot. The musician says legalization is “really way overdue” and compares the current state of affairs it to Prohibition, the AP reports. His idea for the tax revenue? “Take all that money and invest it in teachers and in... More »

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Barack Obama • marijuana • marijuana legalization • President Obama • Carlos Santana

OPINION

Time to Weed Out Marijuana Ban: Klein

Costly US drug policy deserves serious look, not politics as usual

Apr 2, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - When President Obama dismissed a question recently about the legalization of marijuana, he was “taking the traditional path of least resistance,” writes Joe Klein in Time. In America, anyone who dares to speak seriously about the issue will “be cast into the outer darkness,” assumed forever... More »

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Barack Obama • War on Drugs • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Joe Klein • President Obama

(Newser) - On the heels of his much-publicized comments about legalizing marijuana—or not—President Obama will fire off a written response to questions from High Times, the pro-weed publication reports. “The president does not, at this time, support the legalization of marijuana,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says. “... More »

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opinion

 Obama's Pot Answer 
 Too Dismissive 


Mar 26, 09 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama drew chuckles today for his comments about legalizing marijuana—it's not a "good strategy to grow the economy"—but critics say he was too dismissive of a serious issue. "His answer was a non-answer," writes Andrew Sullivan in his Daily Dish blog at the... More »

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marijuana • marijuana legalization • online • town hall meeting • President Obama • Howard Stern Grid

(Newser) - Pro-legalization activists stuffed the ballot box with questions about marijuana when the White House solicited questions for today’s online town-hall meeting, and President Obama went out of his way to address the issue, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I don’t know what this says about the online... More »

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Barack Obama • marijuana • marijuana legalization • online activism • online friend • Obama administration • President Obama

 Medical Pot  
 Use Legal, 
 Confusing 
 in Michigan 

Law's loopholes leave advocates, opponents fretting

Mar 20, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Medical use of marijuana is about to become fully legal in Michigan, but loopholes and inconsistencies in the law could keep reefer madness underground, the Chicago Tribune reports. Voters approved the decriminalization measure last fall, and next month, patients will be able to request authorization from doctors. Legislatures in Illinois,... More »

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 US Halts Raids on 
 Medical Marijuana Facilities 

Holder signals major shift from Bush era's zero tolerance

Mar 19, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney general Eric Holder said yesterday that the Justice Department will no longer prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries that operate legally in California and 12 other states, reports the Los Angeles Times. While he and other Obama officials had hinted previously at the change, the AG's announcement was the most detailed... More »

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Department of Justice • medical marijuana • marijuana • attorney general • Eric Holder

 Calif. Pot Bill 
 Sparks Row 
 Over Weed 

But activists say legalization would only add to state's problems

Mar 14, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - With California’s economy going to pot, one state assemblyman says the state should legalize and tax marijuana—but anti-drug advocates aren't buying it, Time reports. Proposed legislation would raise about $1.3 billion annually, but "We have enough problems with alcohol and abuse of pharmaceutical products," ... More »

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(Newser) - In his first post-bong-photo interview, Michael Phelps says he has a sure-fire way to stay out of trouble—get back to the "normal routine" of the swimming pool. In the interview—it airs tomorrow on NBC's Today show, notes Entertainment Tonight—Matt Lauer asks Phelps if he's worried the... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Matt Lauer • marijuana • Today show • television interview

Phelps Helps
SF Food Bank Tame Munchies

Swimmer's bong photo, ban lead to donation of 2 tons of cereal

Mar 11, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The amateur paparazzo who snapped Michael Phelps holding a bong helped indirectly bring a little good to the world: Kellogg's, which dumped the Olympian after the photo came to light, donated nearly 2 tons of Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes in boxes bearing Phelps' winning smile to the San Francisco... More »

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San Francisco • Michael Phelps • hunger • Kellogg • marijuana • food banks • scandal

 Drug Cartels' Latest Ploy: 
 Ultralight Planes 

Ultralight aircraft are the Mexican cartels' newest tactic

Mar 6, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexican pot smugglers have come up with a new tool in their never-ending quest to outsmart US border patrols: ultralight aircraft, USA Today reports. An ultralight is a small plane resembling a scooter with a hang glider attached, and authorities have found several crashed or in mid-flight over the border... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Mexican border • marijuana • Mexican drug war • Border Patrol • smuggler • aircraft • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid


 Pol's 'Toke 
 Tax' Not Just 
 Blowing Smoke 

Time to tax big business clearly here to stay, says California lawmaker

Mar 3, 09 3:58 AM CST
(Newser) - What is San Francisco State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano smoking? He's not backing off his proposed legislation to legalize state pot—and charging a $1-a-joint tax to beef up California's depleted coffers. It's not such a stoner idea, insists the politician, who also works as a stand-up comedian (no, this is... More »

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California • medical marijuana • marijuana • sales tax • Tom Ammiano • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - A Nebraska man faces a misdemeanor charge—which could become a felony—for stuffing his cat into a homemade bong and smoking marijuana through the contraption, the AP reports. The man, who was also charged with possession, said the cat was hyper and he was trying to “mellow” her... More »

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bongs • Nebraska • animal cruelty • marijuana • cat • drug paraphernalia • domestic disturbance • Bill Maher Grid

New Drug Bust for Would-Be Drug Czar's Stepson

Seattle police chief grappling with family war on drugs

Mar 2, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Bummer. The stepson of the man most likely to be tapped as Barack Obama's drug czar has been busted again for, well, violating probation on a drug charge. Obama is expected to appoint R. Gil Kerlikowske to lead his war on drugs. Kerlikowske is chief of police in Seattle, a... More »

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Barack Obama • War on Drugs • drugs • marijuana • probation • R. Gil Kerilkowske

UK Cops Nab Pot Farmer Who Posted Crop
on YouTube

Using his real name likely hastened bust

Feb 24, 09 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Police taught aspiring drug lords everywhere a valuable lesson yesterday: If you’re going to grow pot, don’t put a video of yourself doing it on YouTube—and definitely don’t sign that video with your real name. But one 25-year-old Somerset man did just that, and was treated... More »

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YouTube • War on Drugs • England • marijuana • cannabis • Bill Maher Grid

Calif. Legislator Wants to Tax, Legalize Pot

Knows 'jokes coming,' but says his broke state could net $1B

Feb 24, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A California lawmaker thinks he has a solution for the state’s fiscal woes: Tax marijuana. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has introduced a bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax pot, treating the drug like alcohol or tobacco, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I know the jokes are going to... More »

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California • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • state budgets • Tom Ammiano • Bill Maher Grid

 Phelps Hides 
 From Paps— 
 at Strip Joints 

Swimmer hides from cameras, tints windows

Feb 18, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • strip club • marijuana • photograph • Olympic athletes • strip clubs

Phelps Won't
Be Charged

SC sheriff probed swimmer's marijuana use but found no evidence, he says

Feb 16, 09 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • drug possession • arrest • Bill Maher • criminal charges • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

Hockey Team to Host 'Don't Be Like Mike' Night

Will give away weed wacker, shred fans' 'incriminating' pics

Feb 13, 09 3:39 PM CST
(Newser) - A Milwaukee hockey team will host a “Don’t Be Like Mike” night next week to discourage fans from following Michael Phelps’ dubious example, the Journal Sentinel reports. Graduates of the DARE program—as well anyone named Michael, Phelps, Mary Jane, Cheech, Chong, or Weed—will get a $2... More »

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Michael Phelps • Milwaukee • hockey • marijuana • weed

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