Category: Celebrities

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Pro-cannabis celebrities

April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly

Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly

In an interview with Huffington Post, legendary musician Willie Nelson had this to say about marijuana policy: “There’s money there, and anyone with any brains at all...
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April 10, 2013
04/10/2013
Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform

Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform

A coalition of more than 175 artists, actors, athletes, elected officials, and civil rights and civil liberties advocates Tuesday sent an open letter to President Obama urging him to...
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April 1, 2013
04/01/2013
This is Willie Nelson Endorsing Gay Marriage… and Weed

This is Willie Nelson Endorsing Gay Marriage… and Weed

  If you’ve logged into Facebook during the past few days, you’ve noticed the Human Rights Campaign’s equals-sign-on-red logo making its way into all of your friends...
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February 26, 2013
02/26/2013
We Said Goodbye to Bill Hicks 19 Years Ago Today

We Said Goodbye to Bill Hicks 19 Years Ago Today

Comedian and marijuana advocate Bill Hicks died on this day 19 years ago after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was only 32. Hicks considered marijuana to...
By: Lateralus
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Most people understand that the key to drug abuse prevention is education, and Snoop Lion is no exception. Snoop will obviously be educating his own children about...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

NORML founder Keith Stroup’s book, It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The Forty Year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights (Kindle Edition here), weaves the name-dropping tell-all with political commentary...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 18, 2013
02/18/2013
The Culture High Kickstarter Update #35: First Interview for The Culture High is a POWERFUL one… SNOOP!

The Culture High Kickstarter Update #35: First Interview for The Culture High is a POWERFUL one… SNOOP!

On Saturday evening, we received the latest Kickstarter update (#35) from one of our favorite projects: The Culture High, by Adam Scorgie. We support this Kickstarter project and...
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
David Bowie’s Son, Duncan Jones, Supports Medical Marijuana

David Bowie’s Son, Duncan Jones, Supports Medical Marijuana

David Bowie’s son, film director Duncan Jones, has revealed that his wife Rodene has been suffering from cancer. He says that she benefits from “a world of...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Piece of the Week | Scooby-Doo Bongs and Pipes

Piece of the Week | Scooby-Doo Bongs and Pipes

This week we acknowledge the grand-daddy of weedist cartoons: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Fred, Daphne, Velma, and weedists: Shaggy and Scooby-Doobie Doo, have solved many “mysteries” since their...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Singer, poet, public speaker, and talk show host Henry Rollins has joined the growing ranks of public figures who support ending marijuana prohibition. Rollins is not a...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
Jay Mack and Big Dub Rebuilding Fundraiser

Jay Mack and Big Dub Rebuilding Fundraiser

The World Famous Cannabis Cafe will host a fundraiser for Jay Mack and Big Dub to help rebuild their business on Saturday, January 12, 2013.  Long-time supporters...
By: Anna Diaz
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December 10, 2012
12/10/2012
New York Times: A Big Business in Getting High

New York Times: A Big Business in Getting High

New York Times: “Glorifying marijuana has arguably turned out to be shrewd public relations moves” for under-30 female singers Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Lana Del Rey in light of the...
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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure

Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure

Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group and a member of the Global Drug Commission poses the simple question on drug prohibition; What do we have to...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I’ll Fund It

Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I’ll Fund It

Mason Tvert, Executive Director for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, was on last Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, and talks...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Jon Stewart to Media: Grow Up On Cannabis Reform, It Matters

Jon Stewart to Media: Grow Up On Cannabis Reform, It Matters

Even with two states legalizing recreational marijuana, another state legalizing medical marijuana and several cities decriminalizing cannabis use this 2012 election year… apparently many in the mainstream media would...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Hollywood Pokes Fun at Colorado’s Marijuana Law

Hollywood Pokes Fun at Colorado’s Marijuana Law

Pot jokes quickly became instant one-liners for late-night show hosts and Hollywood actors this week. The jokes began this past Tuesday with Governor John Hickenlooper’s remark about Cheetos...
By: Lateralus
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher

Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher

Weedists: Meet Diane Fornbacher “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Diane Fornbacher has been a cannabis activist...
By: Anna Diaz
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October 29, 2012
10/29/2012
Toni Braxton Admits Grammy Award-Winning Song Was About Marijuana

Toni Braxton Admits Grammy Award-Winning Song Was About Marijuana

In a new interview for an upcoming VH1 Behind The Music expose, Toni Braxton reveals her 1996 Grammy Award-winning tune You’re Making Me High is all about the...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Bruce Springsteen Works ‘Marijuana’ Into Obama Campaign Song

Bruce Springsteen Works ‘Marijuana’ Into Obama Campaign Song

Bruce Springsteen has been campaigning for Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Check out the 2:57 mark below where towards the end of his pro-Obama ditty “Forward and Away We...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18

Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18

Daytime Emmy award-winner, Montel Williams, will speak in Little Rock on behalf of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act on October 18, 2012. Details on time and location will be released...
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