Tennis Great Sharapova Busted for Using Latvian PED
Maria Sharapova doesn't deny she'd been taking meldonium since 2006, but claims to have become confused when the World Anti-Doping Agency recently added it to their list of banned drugs.
Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Tour Dates Announced
Warren Haynes will do his best Jerry Garcia impersonation in nine "Symphonic Celebration" shows this summer, from June 23 to Aug. 6. He'll lead a band that interprets songs written by Garcia and Robert Hunter for the Grateful Dead.
'Just Say No' Nancy Reagan: Death of a Drug Warrior
By the end of the '70s, it appeared that marijuana decriminalization would become the law of the land. But then came Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and their "Just Say No" anti-drug doctrine. Largely thanks to them, 35 years later, very little has changed on the federal level.
Tommy Chong Yax It Up in 'Zootopia'
Tommy Chong plays the character Yax in Disney's "Zootopia," the No. 1 movie in America, which opened Friday. Towards the end of the animated film, during a press conference, a pot leaf is seen attached to one of the microphones.
'Amy' Named Best Documentary at 2016 Oscars
Drug-themed movies received five Academy Award nominations for films released in 2015. "Cartel Land" and "Amy" were both up for Best Documentary, which "Amy" won, and "Sicario" earned three noms, including Best Cinematography.
Marco Rubio on Why He Opposes Marijuana Legalization
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tends to repeat himself. In 2014, he said," I don't think there's a responsible way to recreationally use marijuana." Two weeks ago he said virtually the same thing: "There is no responsible way to smoke marijuana repeatedly. There’s nothing good about it."
Academy Not Happy About Vaporizers in Oscar Gift Bags
Last year, Oscar nominees received an unusual gift in their schwag bag: the $250 Haze Dual V3 portable vaporizer. The company is providing another 60 models for this year's nominees. But the Academy is suing the company who assembles the bags.
Pot Doc: 'Rolling Papers,' or A Year in the Life of The Cannabist
It was big news in late 2013 when the Denver Post hired a marijuana editor who was tasked with running their online spinoff, thecannabis.co. Now the editor, Ricardo Baca, is the star of a movie that documents the paper's maiden voyage in the world of pot publishing.