Articles tagged with pot
Mon, May 21, 2012
Four tons of pot found floating off California coast
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have recovered more than four tons of marijuana found bobbing in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Supporter of Oregon medical pot law wins attorney general race
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - In a primary election race for Oregon's top law enforcement post, the candidate who pledged to protect ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Oregon attorney general race puts spotlight on pot
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A vote for Oregon's top law enforcement post on Tuesday has turned into a referendum on pot ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Minnesota police accused of giving out pot to watch behavior
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota training program that teaches police how to identify drug-impaired drivers is under fire following allegations that a ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
California medical pot crackdown hits upscale Santa Barbara
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A crackdown on California's medical marijuana supply chain by federal authorities targeting the state's illegal drug ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Pot-smoking teddy bear a hit at CinemaCon
By Brent Lang
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Universal brought Snow White, Bourne and a battleship to CinemaCon on Thursday in the hopes of astonishing theater ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
Ruffalo performed stoned after co-star's pot prank
The Shutter Island star was performing in an unidentified play when he took puffs from what he thought was a fake joint only to ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Ruffalo performed stoned after co-star's pot prank
The Shutter Island star was performing in an unidentified play when he took puffs from what he thought was a fake joint only to ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Ruffalo performed stoned after co-star's pot prank
The Shutter Island star was performing in an unidentified play when he took puffs from what he thought was a fake joint only to ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
University of Colorado clamps down on "pot fest" but many light up
By Keith Coffman
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - The University of Colorado sought on Friday to clamp down on a huge annual marijuana fest, but after ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Ruffalo performed stoned after co-star's pot prank
The Shutter Island star was performing in an unidentified play when he took puffs from what he thought was a fake joint only to ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
California's "Princeton of Pot" reopens in bare-bones state
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A California school known as the "Princeton of Pot" has reopened after a federal raid, but with a ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Marijuana advocates vow to reopen "Princeton of Pot" after raid
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Medical marijuana advocates on Tuesday vowed to reopen a San Francisco-area college devoted to cannabis cultivation and known ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Feds raid "Princeton of Pot" in California
By Noel Randewich
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Federal agents, pressing a government clampdown on medical marijuana, raided a San Francisco Bay-area college known as the ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Attorney tells more Colorado medical pot centers to close
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado's top federal prosecutor has ordered 25 medical marijuana shops located near schools to close in an escalating ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Pot tied to more trouble with psychosis recovery
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer an episode of psychotic symptoms may want to steer clear of marijuana, a new ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Robin Thicke arrested in New York for pot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Award-winning R&B singer Robin Thicke was arrested for marijuana possession after he was spotted smoking pot in a car on a New York City street on Thursday, police said.
Thicke, 34, was seated in a Cadillac Escalade driven by another person near Third Avenue and East 21st Street when he was seen lighting up a joint, police said.
"He was observed smoking marijuana and was found in possession of marijuana," a police spokesman said.
The driver was not arrested.
Authorities released an extremely cooperative Thicke after issuing him a ticket, but not before getting his autograph and snapping photographs with him.
The Grammy winning, platinum recording artist released his fifth studio album "Love After War" in December. He is the son of "Growing Pains" actor Alan Thicke.
(Reporting By Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Greg McCune and Bob Tourtellotte)
Wed, February 01, 2012
U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot
(Reuters) - U.S. border cops in far-west Arizona have seized an off-road go-kart and trailer packed with marijuana, in the latest bizarre attempt by ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Pot legalization efforts forge ahead in key states
By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) - Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use are gaining momentum in Washington state and Colorado, despite fierce opposition from the ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Feds crack down on CO medical pot dispensaries
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors in Colorado started a crackdown against nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1,000 ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Feds crack down on Colorado medical pot dispensaries
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors in Colorado started a crackdown against nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1,000 ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Feds crack down on Colorado medical pot dispensaries
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in Colorado launched a crackdown on Thursday against nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1 ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Pot smokers don't puff away lung health: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few hits on the bong now and then don't seem to have any detrimental effects ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
"Blair Witch" actress details how life went to pot
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heather Donahue is best known for 1999 horror film "The Blair Witch Project" that showed her hyperventilating and ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Pot smoking not tied to middle-age mental decline
(Reuters) - Middle-aged adults whose memories have grown hazy can't blame occasional pot smoking or other light illicit drug use for their forgetfulness, according ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Busloads of ski-bound teens turn pot over to Nevada police
By Stephen Ward
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Five busloads of students who stopped in Nevada en route to a ski trip were given a break ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Dutch pot sales to foreigners go up in smoke
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The reputation of the Netherlands as the go-to country for a legal joint will begin to vanish like a puff of smoke ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Cain may find pot of gold at end of campaign trail
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The campaign trail did not end at the White House for Herman Cain, but it might yet lead him ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Nebraska reverses course on pot-promoting vanity plate
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Nebraska reversed course on Monday on its decision to refuse a request for a personalized license plate that refers to an ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Navy discharging 28 sailors over use of synthetic pot
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Twenty-eight Navy sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan are being discharged after they were caught using Spice, a designer ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Nebraska refuses pot-promoting vanity plate, ACLU sues
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Nebraska's motor vehicle department for refusing to issue a personalized license plate that ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
'Glee' Recap: Pot O Gold
S3E4: Let's see if I can get through this mess of an episode. It wasn't all bad, but it certainly was all ...
Sun, November 06, 2011
'Glee' Recap: Pot O Gold
S3E4: Let's see if I can get through this mess of an episode. It wasn't all bad, but it certainly was all ...
Sat, November 05, 2011
'Glee' Recap: Pot O Gold
S3E4: Let's see if I can get through this mess of an episode. It wasn't all bad, but it certainly was all ...
Fri, November 04, 2011
'Glee' Recap: Pot O Gold
S3E4: Let's see if I can get through this mess of an episode. It wasn't all bad, but it certainly was all ...
Thu, November 03, 2011
'Glee' Recap: Pot O Gold
S3E4: Let's see if I can get through this mess of an episode. It wasn't all bad, but it certainly was all ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Tennessee officials seize state's largest ever pot farm
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Tennessee officials began burning marijuana on Thursday seized from a growing operation so large and elaborate it included ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Insight: Blunt talk from China ex-premier stirs reform pot
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Crumbling flood dykes in China decried as "tofu dregs" built by "parasites." Erring bankers lashed as "half-wits" and crime ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Agents track California pot to home of Cincinnati Bengal player
(Reuters) - Authorities in California on Thursday said they tracked a package containing more than two pounds of California marijuana to the Kentucky home of ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Buddhists liberate lobsters, rerouting from boiling pot to sea
By Lauren Keiper
GLOUCESTER, Mass (Reuters) - Instead of plunging headfirst to their death in a pot of boiling water, 534 live lobsters escaped the ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Seattle mayor signs medical pot regulations
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's mayor signed into law on Wednesday a licensing system for medical marijuana distribution, with the city ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Seattle mayor signs medical pot regulations
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's mayor signed into law on Wednesday a licensing system for medical marijuana distribution, with the city ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Seattle mayor signs medical pot regulations
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's mayor signed into law on Wednesday a licensing system for medical marijuana distribution, with the city ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Willie Nelson pot plea still not hashed out
By Elliott Blackburn
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Time's slipping away on a deal for iconic U.S. country singer Willie Nelson's misdemeanor drug ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Willie Nelson pot plea still not hashed out
By Elliott Blackburn
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Time's slipping away on a West Texas plea deal for iconic country singer Willie Nelson's misdemeanor ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Grand jury criticizes California town over pot farm
By Leidhra Johnson
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - Officials in a northern California town who approved a plan to create a medical marijuana farm have drawn a ...
Wed, June 08, 2011
Willie Nelson off the hook on pot charge
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Washington governor vetoes medical pot licensing bill
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington's governor on Friday vetoed most provisions of bill to establish state licensing for cultivation and distribution ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Starbucks need not "out" job seekers with pot busts
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp can keep private the names of potential plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing it of illegally requiring ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Synthetic Pot Could Be Outlawed In Indiana
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- Like several other states, synthetic marijuana could be illegal in Indiana. Its known as K2 or spice. The state Senate ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Pipe charge dropped, Montel Williams touts pot as medicine
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A day after a drug paraphernalia citation against him was dismissed, former talk show host Montel Williams renewed ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
New Mexico medical pot application process slow, hazy: lawsuit
By Zelie Pollon
SANTA FE (Reuters) - Pot growers in New Mexico are suing the state, saying applications to distribute medical marijuana are being approved ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
New Mexico medical pot application process slow, hazy: lawsuit
By Zelie Pollon
SANTA FE (Reuters) - Pot growers in New Mexico are suing the state, saying applications to distribute medical marijuana are being approved ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Pot-growing trailer stolen from Denver trade show
DENVER (Reuters) -A pot-growing trailer known as the "GrowBot" was stolen from a medical marijuana trade show in Denver over the weekend, and the ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Marijuana called pot, grass, weed -- now investment
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - It has been called a lot of things over the years: grass, pot, Mary Jane, wacky weed. Now ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Marijuana called pot, grass, weed -- and now investment?
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - It has been called a lot of things over the years: grass, Mary Jane, wacky weed. Now, researchers ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Four Busted For Pot Smuggling
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ)- Four people have been arrested trying to smuggle marijuana into Terre Haute's Federal Correctional Complex. One visitor tried to ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Jane Lynch Does Not Have Any Pot: Late Last Night
Guys, sorry to bum you out, but when I told you I knew a guy who knows a girl who knows a guy that ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Montana medical pot suppliers accused of trafficking
By Emilie Ritter
HELENA, Montana (Reuters) - Montana's medical marijuana law was used to conceal large-scale drug trafficking by pot dispensaries and growers raided ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Rogen and Smith smoked pot on set
The moviemaker worked with the Knocked Up star in box office flop Zack and Miri Make a Porno, which only managed to double its ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Large Pot Bust In Vigo County
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A man is in jail after Indiana State Police busted the semi-truck driver carrying more than a hundred pounds of ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Smoking pot may hasten onset of mental illness
By Nancy Lapid
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking marijuana has been linked with an increased risk of mental illness, and now researchers say that ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Terre Haute Man Facing Pot Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - While serving a search warrant Thursday at a home on N. 13th Street, Police recovered about 90 grams of marijuana ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Trio Arrested For Beating Up Men Looking To Buy Pot
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - An apparent drug deal in Terre Haute ended in a violent robbery Monday evening. Police say Timothy Footman, Lucas Heck ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Comedian May caught with pot in Guam
The funnyman was taken into custody upon arrival on the island in the western Pacific Ocean last Tuesday (28Sep10) when a tiny quantity of ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Roberts' insomnia ended when he kicked pot addiction
The Expendables star, who is Julia Roberts' brother and the father of actress Emma Roberts, entered a drug rehabilitation facility over the summer (10 ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Increasing Number Of Teens Admit To Smoking Pot
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WIBQ) - A survey of almost 170-thousand students in over 5-hundred schools reveals more kids are using marijuana. Researchers found that the reported ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Pot may provide some chronic pain relief: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a small study, people who had chronic pain as a result of damage to the nervous ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
California pot sweep linked to Mexican drug cartels
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California authorities said on Thursday they have made dozens of arrests and destroyed marijuana plants worth billions of dollars on farms ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
T'Wolves President Fined For Beasley Pot Quote
(New York, NY) -- Minnesota Timberwolves' president David Kahn's remarks about forward Michael Beasley's alleged marijuana use is going to cost both him ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Special Report: High finance and corporate pot, California style
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jeff Wilcox, a middle-aged, clean-cut man who dresses in the Bay Area casual business attire of clean jeans ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Early pot smoking, depression may be linked
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and teenagers who smoke marijuana may have a somewhat heightened risk of developing depression, a new ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Wal-Mart worker, fired for legal pot smoking, sues
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Cup will begin in iconic "cooking pot"
By Barry Moody
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Cup's opening game is being played in the biggest stadium in Africa, an iconic venue redolent ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Some 440 medical pot shops ordered to close in L.A.
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Around 440 self-described medical marijuana dispensaries across Los Angeles were under orders to close on Monday, nearly five ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Chace Crawford busted for pot possession
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood heartthrob Chace Crawford, star US television drama "Gossip Girl," was arrested in the early morning hours of Friday outside Dallas ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
In schizophrenia, MDs should target pot use: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking pot may be linked to worsening schizophrenia, according to a new study.
Researchers say the results ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Legalizing pot may kill buzz in California enclave
By Alexandria Sage
ARCATA, California (Reuters) - Below the perpetual fog that shrouds the redwood groves, green hills and rocky coastline of remote Humboldt County ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
Lawmaker: Time Running Out for Legalizing Medical Pot
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - As the clock runs down on this legislative session, time grows short for bills like one that would legalize medical marijuana ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Record pot on offer at China's "uni-sex" Pro-Am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Male and female golfers will compete for Asia's richest individual prize of $1.28 million at the new Mission Hills Star ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Pot comics Cheech and Chong roll out new film
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Cheech Marin, one-half of the most famous pot-smoking duo of the 1970s, lent his celebrity to a ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
L.A. council votes to close most pot dispensaries
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that will shut down hundreds of medical marijuana ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Pot smoking during pregnancy may stunt fetal growth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke marijuana during pregnancy may impair their baby's growth and development in the womb, a new study ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Lawmaker Accuses Dems Of Trying To Legalize Pot
MADISON (WRN) - A Republican state legislator accused Democrats Tuesday of using the chronically ill to try and make marijuana legal for everybody.
Representative Leah ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Rep. Wood's Attorney Unsure If He'll Appeal Pot Ruling
CHIPPEWA FALLS (WRN) - State Representative Jeff Wood’s attorney is not sure if her client will appeal a judge’s refusal to drop marijuana ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Film said to show Marilyn Monroe smoking pot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A home movie showing a relaxed Marilyn Monroe apparently smoking marijuana has surfaced, retrieved from an attic some 50 years after ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Harry Potter star Radcliffe denies smoking pot
LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has denied smoking marijuana at a party, after a report appeared in British tabloid the Daily Mirror ...
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