SMOKING TOMMY CHONG HITS NEW YORK

Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong's Book

Tommy Chong signs copies of his new book Cheech and Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography at Borders Books in the Wall Street District in New York City the other day. For all my younger readers, Tommy is famous for his Cheech and Chong Marijuana Movies many years ago in the 70s. I used to go with my friends to the movie theatre and roll a big fat joint and have the party of my life. In those days you could drink and smoke in a movie theatre. In those days you had freedom !

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008: At a press conference held this morning, members of Congress called on their fellow lawmakers to remove all federal penalties that criminalize the possession and use of marijuana by adults.“To those who say that the government should not be encouraging the smoking of marijuana, my response is that I completely agree,” said Representative Barney Frank (D-MA). “But it is a great mistake to divide all human activity into two categories: those that are criminally prohibited, and those that are encouraged. In a free society, there must be a very considerable zone of activity between those two poles in which people are allowed to make their own choices as long as they are not impinging on the rights, freedom, or property of others. I believe … criminalizing choices that adults make because we think they are unwise ones, when the choices involved have no negative effect on the rights of others, is not appropriate in a free society.”Rep. Frank, along with co-sponsors Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Lacy Clay (D-MO), urged lawmakers to support HR 5843, An Act To Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults, which would eliminate federal penalties for possession of up to 100 grams of marijuana, and for the not-for-profit transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana. Other co-sponsors of the measure include Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA); Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX).This proposal reflects the basic recommendations of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse (aka the Shafer Commission) in its groundbreaking report to Congress in 1972 titled Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding.“There is absolutely nothing wrong with the responsible use of marijuana by adults and this should be of no interest or concern to the government,” said NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre. “It makes no sense to continue to treat nearly half of all Americans as criminals. ““I am a 43-year-old man, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, I pay my taxes and, like millions of other Americans, I occasionally smoke marijuana. I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would wish to treat me like a criminal, based on my responsible use of marijuana. It is time we stopped arresting responsible marijuana smokers, and HR 5843 would do that under federal law.”This is the first federal marijuana decriminalization bill to be introduced in Congress since 1978, and reflects the changing public attitudes that no longer support treating responsible marijuana smokers like criminals. According to a nationwide Time/CNN poll, three out of four Americans now favor a fine only, and no jail, for adults who possess or use small amounts of marijuana.Each year in this country we arrest more and more of our citizens on marijuana charges. In 2006, the last year for which the data are available, we arrested 830,000 Americans on marijuana charges, and 88 percent of those arrests were for personal possession and use, not trafficking. They were otherwise law-abiding citizens who smoke marijuana.Since 1965, a total of nearly 20 million Americans - predominantly young people under the age of 30 -- have been arrested on marijuana charges; more than 11 million marijuana arrests just since 1990. Currently 47 percent of all drug arrests in this country are for marijuana, and another marijuana smoker is arrested every 38 seconds. Police arrest more people on marijuana charges each year than the total number of arrested for all violent crimes combined, including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.As President Jimmy Carter said in a message to Congress in 1977, “Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to the individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use.”

Editors Note: We agree one thousand percent with Barney Frank. We had lunch with this great Congressman a while back at Langans in New York City, and this guy really has his heart and mind in the right place. Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent each year to arrest people for just smoking a joint of good weed. I have known people over the years who got sentenced to jail for carrying a very small amount. I know people who need it for medical use and they are breaking the law every time they use it to relieve medication side effects. People with Aids and Cancer need to smoke Marijuana. I know people with Aids that had wasting syndrome and could not eat and the only way they got a appetite was to smoke a joint. They would be dead if is was not for Marijuana. And don't let the critics tell you that the drug companies make Marinol and it's the same as smoking a joint. It is not. The drug companies charge you $563.00 for a 30 day supply when you could just buy a bag of weed for $40.00 that will last the month and does the job. The drug companies have spent untold amounts of money to keep Marijuana illegal, so they can charge you outrageous prices. I urge everyone to write their Congressman and Senators. Support Barney Frank, he's one of Americas gems. Visit NORML's website and see how you can help to make Marijuana legal !

CRUISE NOT HAPPY WITH CALIFORNIA WEED

Tom Cruise

Scientology Queen Tom Cruise is not amused or happy by a legal medical marijuana firm that is marketing their best weed as “Tom Cruise Purple.” California Licensed cannabis clubs are selling the appetite-enhancing weed in packaging that features a picture of Tom laughing hysterically.“I heard it’s the kind of pot that makes you hallucinate,” said one avid marijuana smoker. Tom’s lawyers told New York Daily News Gossip Icons Rush and Malloy that they are looking into the matter.

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ROLLING STONE'S KEITH RICHARDS STONED

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Another Rolling Stones icon Keith Richards is refusing to turn his back on drugs completely after a number of brushes with death and he still smokes marijuana "all the damn time".The guitarist was addicted to heroin at the height of the hell raising band’s 1970s heyday.But his bad experiences haven’t deterred him from maintaining one last illegal vice: "People thought I was going to die. I never did - as you can see. The drugs? Oh yeah, they were great."Drugs now? it’s a very dodgy subject. I smoke my head off. I smoke weed all the damn time."There, you’ve got it. But that’s my benign weed. That’s all I take, that’s all I do. But I do smoke - and I’ve got some really good hash." And Richards has a grudge with officials who have banned smoking in public spaces in Britain, Ireland, California and New York: "This worldwide smoking ban is draconian, socially, politically-correct bullshit. They’ll get over it.It’s like Prohibition - they tried to stop booze once. Ha! Look what happened.It ruined America."

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GILLIGANS ISLAND STAR'S POT SENTENCE

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Looks like Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells was growing more than coconuts on her three hour tour.Wells, who played Mary Ann is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car. She was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving. Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance -- were dropped. On Oct. 18, Teton County sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez arrested Wells as she was driving home from a surprise birthday party that was held for her. According to the sheriff's office report, Gutierrez pulled Wells over after noticing her swerve and repeatedly speed up and slow down. When Gutierrez asked about a marijuana smell, Wells said she'd just given a ride to three hitchhikers and had dropped them off when they began smoking something. Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana. The 69-year-old Wells, founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute and organizer of the region's annual family movie festival called the Spud Fest, then failed a sobriety test.Wells' lawyer, Ron Swafford, said that a friend of Wells' testified that he'd left a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle after using it that day, and that Wells was unaware of it. Swafford also said several witnesses were prepared to testify that Wells had very little to drink at the party and was not intoxicated when she left. He said she was swerving on the road because she was trying to find the heater controls in her new car.

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AARON CARTER BUSTED FOR MARIJUANA

Aaron Carter

Sexy singer Aaron Carter has been arrested for drug possession in Texas. The 20-year-old pop star was pulled over by cops after he was spotted speeding in Kimble County at around midday on Thursday. According to TMZ.com, a subsequent search of the singer's Cadillac Escalade turned up less than two ounces of marijuana and he was taken to a local jail in the town of Junction. The singer, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter,was due in court yesterday for his arraignment, Kimble County Sheriff Mike Chapman tells People.com.

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WILLIE NELSON GIVES UP MARIJUANA

Willie Nelson

Former Marijuana smoker Willie Nelson is taking up jogging at the age of 74, in a bid to stay fit and healthy.The life long weed smoker recently kicked the great drug and he has taken up exercise to boost his life expectancy. He tells Spinner.com, "I have started running. What I was trying to do was do at least as much good in the daytime as I was destroying in the nighttime. But it got to the point where I was losing ground. "I had to start trying to stay alive or I was going to die. So I’ve had to give up the smoking and drinking. And when I quit that and started running, I got a lot healthier."

Editors Note: Whats this world coming too, when Willie Nelson gives up pot!

PARIS HILTON SMOKED MARIJUANA IN CLUB

Paris Hilton has a new club

Paris Hilton reportedly smoked marijuana during a night with Mischa Barton's ex-boyfriend Cisco Adler at a Hollywood nightclub.The blonde heiress and Adler arrived at Guy's nightclub at 1am on Tuesday night where they were apparently seen hugging and "making out"as they reportedly smoked the drug. Paris took sips from Adler's drinks before performing a karaoke version of' Bette Davis Eyes' to help celebrate a friend's birthday. Fellow revellers also claim Paris sang along to the 4 Non Blondes song 'What's Up', replacing the "what's going on" chorus with "let's smoke a bowl!"Paris and Cisco left the club at 2.30am in separate cars. Paris' representative denies she smoked any drugs, but admitted: "She was with Cisco Tuesday night/Wednesday morning."Reports of Paris' drug taking come just a month after the 26-year-old told US chat show host Larry King she had never experimented with drugs . She also vowed to quit the Hollywood party scene after serving 23 days in prison in June for driving with a suspended licence.

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Paris Hilton and crazy security guard the other night

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Paris Hilton has reportedly been seen smoking marijuana outside a Los Angeles nightclub.The hotel heiress - who told US chat show host Larry King in a recent interview she had never taken drugs - climbed out of an SUV car in front of trendy Hollywood hangout Teddy's in what witness described as a cloud of marijuana smoke.One fellow clubber told the New York Post newspaper: "She took a huge puff off of a joint, then opened the door and exhaled the pot smoke basically in my face."A representative for Paris - who was released from prison two weeks ago after serving 23 days for driving with a suspended licence - has so far refused to comment on the allegations.Last Friday, Paris enjoyed her first night of partying since leaving jail.The socialite enjoyed a night of drinking and dancing at Hollywood hotspot Les Deux with a group of friends and her sister Nicky. At one point, the 26-year-old blond - who was wearing a grey shirt and black fedora hat - stood on a couch and danced "seductively".

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PAT CASH BAKES MARIJUANA COOKIES

Times Square Marijuana makes great cookies !

Australian tennis player PAT CASH has let slip about his past drug use - after he confessed to baking marijuana cookies in his sporting heyday during a U.K. radio interview.The sporting ace - who has previously admitted to smoking cannabis on his way to winning the 1987 Wimbledon tennis championships - made the contentious revelation during a live interview with fellow tennis star Michael Stich, while they were discussing fellow tennis stars’ hobbies on BBC Radio Five Live.Cash said: "The only think I used to bake was a bit of hash cookies in the old days." But bosses at the station are not impressed and have since warned the star to be more cautious on air. A spokeswoman for Radio Five Live says, "Pat has been asked to be more careful on air."

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KIRSTEN DUNST SMOKES AND LOVES POT !

Kirsten Dunst loves her weed

Kirsten Dunst believes the world would be a "better place" if more people smoked marijuana. The 'Spider-Man' actress has admitted she enjoys using cannabis and has branded America's strict marijuana laws as "ridiculous". Kirsten told Britain's Live magazine: "I drink moderately, I've tried drugs. I do like weed. I have a different outlook on marijuana than America does."I've never been a major smoker, but I think America's view on weed is ridiculous. I mean - are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place." The actress insists she would never overindulge in drug taking, but says smoking marijuana can be inspirational. She said: "I'm not talking about being stoned all day, though. I think if it's not used properly, it can hamper your creativity and close you up inside."My best friend Sasha's dad was Carl Sagan, the astronomer. He was the biggest pot smoker in the world and he was a genius."Meanwhile, Kirsten's romance with British rocker Johnny Borrell is reportedly over, after the Razorlight frontman decided to go return to his ex-lover. A source told Britain's News of the World newspaper: "Johnny and Kirsten had a very passionate romance. They were completely blown away by each other at first. They spent all their time together. But now Johnny has realised she's not the one for him. He dumped her at the weekend and has gone back to his old girlfriend."

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DUI NICOLE RICHIE PLEADS 'NOT GUILTY'

Nicole Richie May Spend 90 Days In Jail

Nicole Richie entered a plea of not guilty for her charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) yesterday. 'The Simple Life' star is due in court on April 2 to face the charge. Due to a prior DUI conviction in June 2003, she faces mandatory jail time of 90 days up to a year if convicted.Nicole, 25, was arrested on December 11 for driving on the wrong side of a California highway.The charge states she was driving under the influence of "an alcoholic beverage or a drug". Nicole, the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie, told police at the time of arrest that she had taken the strong pain killer Vicodin and smoked marijuana . Earlier this month, Nicole met friend Paris Hilton at Los Angeles' Mr. Chow restaurant and confessed her fears. A source said: "She was really freaking out. Paris kept telling Nicole not to worry, that everything was going to be fine."Nicole's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, recently represented Paris in a DUI case and agreed a plea bargain for her to a lesser charge of reckless driving.

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The Drug Enforcement Agency said there is a 50 percent increase nationwide in indoor operations in 2005. Way to go! Why this country spends billions on busting innocent pot smokers is beyond me. Growing marijuana indoors has certain advantages: The operations cannot be spotted by an airplane or a hunter, and the plants can be grown year-round. Until now, law enforcement agencies have been more concerned about large-scale outdoor marijuana gardens, which often are planted in public forests or parks by Mexican drug cartels. They use 1,000-watt lights, as well as high-tech hydroponic growing systems. Now the DEA is spending billions to bust the in-house drug growing operations. Just another waste of taxpayer money. I can't tell you how many celebrities I have seen smoke. Everyone smokes. Why they continue to spend billions on busting and jailing POT SMOKERS is insane. This country has not gone forward in 20 years and if anything has gone backwards. Marijuana is also one of the best remedies for side effects from cancer and aids medications and many other medical conditions. The very least, they should make medical Marijuana legal. The average cancer or aids patient can spend 40 dollars a month on a bag of weed to help with all the medications side effects. But because the drug companies spend millions on capital hill to try to keep marijuana illegal, they get to charge $563.00 for a one month supply of Marinol (Pot in pill form) that does not have the same effect as smoking a good old joint. Can't our country get it together once and for all? It's all about the drug companies making money

Note: Alcohol and cigarettes kill people, Pot does not!