Forest Whitaker to Play Satchmo in Smokin' Biopic

Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is picking up an instrument again, this time the trumpet, to portray CelebStoner Legend Louis Armstrong in the upcoming "What a Wonderful World." "He smoked weed every day and it's in the movie," says Whitaker, who will also direct.… Continue

'Gossip Girl': Pills-a-Go-Go

Season 3 of "Gossip Girl" continued Monday night with a drug-fueled episode that features a jacket stuffed with pills intended for the French ambassador's daughter. Damien provides the product and Jenny does the sewing, but it's Serena who ends up unknowingly wearing the stony shawl.… Continue

Weezy Goes to Jail

New York's Rikers Island prison will be Lil Wayne's home for the next year. The rapper was sentenced today on a gun charge from 2007. Here, Weezy smokes a joint and sips sizzurp (cough syrup and juice), something he likely won't be doing in Rikers.… Continue

Ex-Boxing Champ Pinched for Pot Pipe

Best known for winning the heavyweight title in 1993 by defeating George Foreman, Tommy Morrison has battled drugs and been arrested several times since then, most recently on Mar. 4 in Wichita where he was charged with suspicion of marijuana possession when police found a resinated pipe in his car.… Continue

'Stossel' Debate: Reason's Jacob Sullum vs. Top Narc Ron Brooks

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Iditarod Launches Drug Testing of Mushers

Anchorage, Alaska -- Every competitor now running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be tested for alcohol and illegal drugs on the trail for the first time in the history of the 1,100-mile race -- a change defending champion Lance Mackey believes is directed at him. "I know for a fact," said the three-time winner. Mackey, who has been open about using medical marijuana on the trail, on Tuesday was among the early front-runners in the race, which began with 71 teams Sunday in Willow.

State Laws Gradually Going To Pot

Washington, D.C. -- From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, state laws restricting marijuana use are slowly going up in smoke, a newspaper review indicates. Advocates of legalizing marijuana say shifts propelled by culture, politics and generational attitudes have moved the United States to the point that could see the relaxation of 40 years of tough restrictions on medicinal and recreational marijuana use, USA Today reported Tuesday.

Nation's Sole MJ Farm Focuses on Limiting Abuse

Oxford, Mississippi -- It is the smell pungent and slightly citrusy that first greets visitors to Mahmoud ElSohly's office on the University of Mississippi campus. Next are pictures lining the hallways of the bright green plants ElSohly has spent the past 35 years researching as chief cultivator of the nation's only federally sanctioned marijuana farm.

Pot Dispensary Bill Faces Action

Montpelier, VT -- A legislative effort to provide eligible patients with safe and legal access to medical marijuana could inch forward this week when a Senate committee decides whether to create state-sanctioned dispensaries for the drug. The Senate Committee on Government Operations is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that would establish up to five so-called "compassion centers" at which patients could obtain medical marijuana.

Slowly, States are Lessening Limits on Marijuana

Los Angeles -- James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less. "I ask kids all the time, and they'll tell you it is easier to get marijuana than a six-pack of beer because that is controlled by the government," he said, noting that drug dealers don't ask for IDs or honor minimum age requirements.