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OSLO, Norway — A lawyer representing Snoop Dogg says the American rapper has been banned from entering Norway for two years after trying to enter the country with a small amount of marijuana last month.
Holger Hagesaeter, the rapper’s legal representative in Norway, told The Associated Press on Saturday that his client “can live with the decision” and has no immediate plans to appeal it.
Snoop Dogg, whose name is Calvin Broadus, was on his way to a music festival in southern Norway in June when sniffer dogs detected eight grams of marijuana in his luggage. He was also carrying more Read more.....
By Shane Hoover and Todd Porter
CantonRep.com
Alliance police confirmed Monday morning that Ohio State running back Bri’onte Dunn, a former standout at GlenOak High School, was charged over the weekend with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The charges stem from a traffic stop around 11:08 p.m. Saturday.
Police observed Dunn driving on E. Broadway Street when he almost ran the blinking red light at Arch Avenue, traveled over the crosswalk and almost struck a patrol car, according to a police Read more.....
Michael Phelps‘ candid interview with Details magazine has him owning up to his shocking weight gain and marijuana scandal.
The gold medalist, 27, discusses his intense workout schedule, even explaining the difficulties of going six years without taking a day off.
“During those six years it was a sacrifice that I Read more.....
LA TIMES: Police confiscated marijuana plants as well as a wood-handled pitchfork and hoe into evidence from the home of Rodney King as officials try to determine how he died.
Officials said there were no “outward signs” of alcohol or drug use that may have caused King to fall into the pool Sunday morning.
Investigators are looking into reports by a next-door neighbor who said she heard the 47-year-old King in his backyard sobbing uncontrollably shortly before a splash.
by Maia Szalavitz, Time Magazine
Among the voluminous evidence released Thursday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Florida high school student Trayvon Martin is a toxicology report showing that the teen had trace levels of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his blood and urine.
The evidence includes abundant new information: Read more.....
Courtesy of the Daily Mail
Smoking marijuana was ‘part of the culture’ at classic children’s TV programme Play School, according to a former presenter.
Rick Jones revealed the scale of drug use at the show, following claims by ex-presenter Johnny Ball that Jones and another presenter, Lionel Morton, were ‘stoned out of their minds’ before filming a Read more.....
Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune
Clemson freshman wide receiver Sammy Watkins was arrested by Clemson, S.C., police and charged with simple marijuana possession and possession of a controlled substance, the university announced Friday.
Also arrested was men’s Read more.....
Courtesy of Tennessee News Channel 9
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police in Winston-Salem have cited rapper Wiz Khalifa and members of his band and staff for possession of marijuana following a concert.
Local police were patrolling the parking lot at the Joel Coliseum Annex where the rapper was performing Tuesday. An officer approached the tour bus and smelled either burnt or burning marijuana. The officer said in a Read more.....
Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Police in Nashville, Tenn., cited Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa for marijuana possession or casual exchange and arrested a Hazelwood man accompanying him for the same offense.
According to police reports, officers responded to a Holiday Inn in Nashville on Saturday night receiving complaints of marijuana odor.
When police knocked, Lonnie Howard, 27, of Hazelwood opened Read more.....
by Paige Lavender, The Huffington Post
While delivering his remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, comedian Jimmy Kimmel addressed the issue of marijuana legalization.
“What is with the marijuana Read more.....
Courtesy of the Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas – Country music legend Willie Nelson helped unveil a statue honoring him in downtown Austin by singing his new song “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” on Friday, a date long reserved to celebrate marijuana use.
The faint smell of marijuana smoke wafted Read more.....
by Tomika Anderson, CNN
(CNN) — Seeing that Rihanna shared photos of herself partying at Coachella last weekend, it makes sense that the singer isn’t concerned about reactions.
MTV posted images Thursday of the pop star messing around with some sort of substance while at the music fest, writing along with it, “Yikes. @Rihanna’s marijuana photos from Coachella spark controversy.”
The tweet’s since been deleted, but Read more.....
by Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz at the start of off-season workouts Monday addressed his team’s recent spate of marijuana-related arrests. His message: Your personal behavior can’t interfere with what we’re out to accomplish as a team.
“(He said) just we’ve Read more.....
Courtesy of Veg News
The Hunger Games‘ star shares his all-time favorite recipe with VegNews.
Long time vegan/raw foodist/medicinal herb enthusiast Woody Harrelson recently (and famously) quipped that he doesn’t care to discuss his diet—preferring to allow his sweaty, taut physique speak for itself. Despite his lack of dietary description, the actor, currently appearing Read more.....
by Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
A third member of the Detroit Lions’ 2011 draft class is facing drug charges, after defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested on Tuesday in Mobile, Ala.
Fairley, a first-round pick out of Auburn last year, was cited for second-degree possession of marijuana on Tuesday afternoon, after he was pulled over at 12:30 p.m. following a citizen complaint Read more.....
by The Associated Press, Washington Post
SANFORD, Fla. — The parents of a slain Florida teenager are blaming police for leaking information about their son being suspended for marijuana and details about the fight he had Read more.....
by Ron Dicker, Huffington Post
Warning to marijuana shops selling Linsanity weed: Your buzzkill has arrived.
Jeremy Lin’s legal team has sent a flurry of cease-and-desist letters to medical marijuana dispensaries offering “Linsanity” brand pot, and a few shops have already complied, a lawyer for the New York Knicks star told The Huffington Post on Wednesday.
“Their Read more.....
by Robert Gearty, New York Daily News
A former Jay-Z business partner who invested in Roc-A-Fella Records pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a massive marijuana trafficking ring, federal prosecutors said.
Kareem (Biggs) Burke, 38, faces five to six years in prison during his sentencing May 18 Read more.....
by Raid Cherner, USA Today
Not every product that carries your name needs to be endorsed.
Neither the NBA nor Knicks guard Jeremy Linis expected to acknowledge that there is a marijuana product named Lin Sanity OG.
The proof seems to come from an Instagram photo that was linked on the Read more.....
by Brett Okamoto, ESPN News
LAS VEGAS — Per a response filed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission on March 7, UFC welterweight Nick Diaz is challenging the commission’s complaint for disciplinary action that he tested positive for a prohibited substance following a Feb. 4 contest in Las Vegas.
Following a unanimous decision loss to Read more.....
by The Associated Press, Courtesy of the Washington PostATHENS, Ga. — Georgia cornerback Branden Smith was arrested and charged with marijuana possession late Sunday, the third starter from last year’s team to be arrested in the offseason.
The junior was pulled over for having no tag light and Read more.....
by Brent Bookhouse, Bloody Elbow
The UFC returned to the state of Michigan for the first time since UFC 9 when UFC 123 was held at the Palace of Auburn Hills on November 20, 2010. The event wasn’t without some controversy as the first round of theGerald Harris vs. Maiquel Falcao bout ended early due to poor time keeping and may have cost Falcao a chance Read more.....
by John Cloud, Time Magazine
The other day, we got solid proof that the media is biased toward the left. On a cable-news show seen by millions, a white-haired host declared that although the U.S. has 5% of the world’s population, it detains a quarter of the world’s prisoners. “I just think it’s shocking to see how many of these young people wind up in prison,” he said. “And then they get turned into hard-core criminals Read more.....
by Ariel Edwards-Levy, The Huffington Post
Television evangelist Pat Robertson took to the airwaves of “The 700 Club” last week to condemn arrests for marijuana possession, as reported earlier on the blog for the organization Law Read more.....
by Brad Biggs, National Football Post
Charges of marijuana possession against Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill were dropped.
Prosecutors submitted a motion to dismiss the case on Monday in Atlanta, clearing the Hill of issues that could have greatly complicated his bid to find work this coming season given his past, which includes a marijuana arrest and a domestic violence case.
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times
For the first time since Occupy L.A. rolled out of town, it was smoke instead of smog that permeated the air on Thursday outside Los Angeles City Hall.
More than 100 medical marijuana enthusiasts gathered on the steps outside Los Angeles City Hall on Thursday afternoon for Read more.....
By KB Murrieta, KOB 4 News New Mexico
This week Sports Illustrated profiles the recent downfall of UCLA basketball. Among the reasons listed is a freshman class that included current UNM forward Drew Gordon. The article claims Gordon was among the group that smoked marijuana, sometimes before practice, while at UCLA.
Here is a sample of the article:
The seven team members from that year who spoke to SI divided the freshmen into two camps. Read more.....
by The Associated Press, Courtesy of ESPN
Unless you’re a huge MMA fan, you probably didn’t notice that the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended a welterweight fighter named Nick Diaz last week for flunking a drug test. It got buried under the avalanche of news about Ryan Braun, but the Read more.....
Courtesy of the Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The mother of an Olympic snowboarder has been accused of being part of a large-scale marijuana operation after being arrested with more than $77,500 cash that investigators believe she drove across the country to collect, authorities said Monday.
Myra Hight, 51, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., was being held on $1 million bail after being charged in Buffalo with Read more.....
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