Roseanne Barr: The Harder They Fall
One by one, disgraced entertainment executives and actors are losing their gigs. The latest, Roseanne Barr, had her top-rated TV show canceled by ABC after a series of mean tweets on May 28-29.
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Killer Mike on Reparations: Blacks 'Deserve to Own 50% of the Marijuana Market'
The issue of reparations for African Americans and other minorities targeted by the War on Drugs has reached a boiling point following Cynthia Nixon's comments at the NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally on May 5. On "Real Time with Bill Maher," Killer Mike agreed with Nixon.
Ellen Degeneres on Pot: 'I Don't Smoke. I Don't Like It.'
At the end of a conversation with Woody Harrelson, the actor turned the tables on host Ellen Degeneres and asked if she uses marijuana. "I don't smoke," Degeneres quickly replied. "I don't like it. I don't enjoy it. I don't understand how people can function on it."
Gayle King: 'Oprah Has Smoked a Little Marijuana Too'
In 2013, Oprah Winfrey told Andy Cohen that she last smoked marijuana in 1982, but her friend Gayle King dished to Ellen Degeneres on May 9 that "Oprah has smoked a little marijuana too," which most likely means since 1982.
Willie Nelson Urged Woody Harrelson to Start Smoking Pot Again
Back in March 2017, it was reported that Woody Harrelson had stopped smoking pot. In July, he danced around the question with Stephen Colbert, but in October he admitted to Jimmy Kimmel that his canna-fast started in March 2016. Now, thanks to Willie Nelson, Harrelson's inhaling again.
Anthony Bourdain: High in Uruguay
Now permitted by CNN to "smoke weed on camera," Anthony Bourdain travels to Uruguay, where marijuana is legal and he tries out some of the local varieties.
Cynthia Nixon Lights Up NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's main challenger in the September gubernatorial primary, Cynthia Nixon, was the main attraction at New York's famous Cannabis Parade & Rally on May 5. Nixon told the large crowd in Union Square Park that she wants to "legalize cannabis in New York State."
Review: Dr. Sanjay Gupta's 'Weed 4: Pot vs. Pills' on CNN (2018)
Who would've thought that CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta would become one of the leading voices for medical marijuana? But he has, as evidenced by his fourth cannabis documentary, "Weed 4: Pot vs. Pills."