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Talk Host Tokers

Talk host tokers By Dana Larsen - Sunday, May 29 2005 TAGS: CC55 Late night talk show hosts tend to be pot friendly Talk show icon Johnny Carson died in January, and his death was mourned by fans around the world. But what many did not know was that, like virtually every major talk show host that followed him, Johnny Carson was a fan of the forbidden herb. In a 1982 documentary called Johnny Goes Home, Carson took his viewers on a tour of his hometown Norfolk, Nebraska. He rode in his old High School's homecoming parade, and also took viewers inside the local movie theater, where he explained how he and his friends had first seen the classic anti-pot propaganda film Reefer Madness. "As a kid I did grow up in what was called an innocent age..." said Carson. "We had heard about marijuana, we weren't very sure what it was, but we found out because one day, right up on that screen, a picture played here in the late 30's called Reefer Madness. We didn't know what "reefer madness" meant either, but it had to do with the evils of marijuana smoking. Wayward girls would have terrible, wanton behavior. We didn't know what that meant, but we wanted some of that." Carson had previously explained his marijuana views in a 1967 interview with Playboy, when Carson was asked his thoughts on pot and LSD. "I don't put marijuana in the same bag with LSD or any of the hard narcotics," said Carson. "People are wrong when they say marijuana isn't addicting, though. I've known people who use it, known them all my adult life, and I know they are at least psychologically addicted. But it's just a mild stimulant, actually. And I think that the laws against its use are repressive out of all proportion." Although Carson avoided openly discussing his own personal political views on his show, saying "I just don't feel that Johnny Carson should become a social commentator," he occasionally let his open-minded fondness for toking slip through. Carson liked to imply that his band leader, Doc Severinsen, was a heavy pot smoker. One classic quip came when President Carter recommended in 1977 that possessing under an ounce of bud shouldn't be illegal. "The trouble is that nobody in our band knows what an ounce or less means," joked Carson. To which Doc replied, "It means you're about out." Jay Leno Jay Leno took over hosting The Tonight Show in 1992, and he has made pot-friendly jokes a regular part of his monologue, continuing Carson's tradition by implying that bandleader Kevin Eubanks is a toker. Although we have no evidence that Leno himself partakes of the herb, he has made a point of promoting pot culture on his show. Pot icon Tommy Chong also made his first post-prison appearance on The Tonight Show, with Leno complaining about the injustice of the anti-bong laws. David Letterman David Letterman also went through a phatty phase in his younger years. In a pair of interviews with Playboy magazine, he described his pot experiences. "I went through one period when I smoked a surprising, a really breath-taking, amount of grass almost every night," Letterman told Playboy. "One night I smoked down a big joint and then went downstairs and ate two pints of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and then went back to bed. An hour later I woke up and thought my heart had stopped. And the next day I went to a cardiologist and he said, 'Well, no, it didn't stop. Everything's fine.' And that was the end of my pot experiences." Jon Stewart The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is a popular show among counterculture news junkies. According to right-wing pundit Bill O'Reilly, 87% of those who watch The Daily Show are "stoned slackers." Yet O'Reilly was forced to apologize after research by Comedy Central found that Daily Show viewers are more likely to have college degrees than those who watch The O'Reilly Factor. Nevertheless, stoners will find favor with Stewart's unabashedly pro-pot jokes and performances. Stewart had a cameo in Dave Chappelle's pot-comedy Half Baked, playing the Enhancement Smoker. "You ever seen the back of a twenty on weed?" asked Stewart. "Oh, there's some weird shit in there man. There's a dude sitting in the bushes. Does he have a gun? I don't know man, I don't know. What? Red team go! Red team go!" Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien has always been the talk-show host most willing to educate and have fun with pot humor. One of the very first episodes of Conan's show featured a comedian riffing off hemp humor, jokes about how hemp could be used to make paper four times more efficiently than trees. One classic cannabis character from Conan O'Brien's show was "Tokey the Anti-Drug Bong." Tokey would spew anti-pot propaganda, while also spewing smoke from out of his chamber. When Conan asked Tokey what the fumes were, Tokey replied "That's my sweet, sweet marijuana smoke. I mean I'm a bong, it happens, it's natural. I might be giving the kids a mixed message, but man, it does smell good." Steve Allen The first host of The Tonight Show was Steve Allen, who has been an outspoken opponent of America's drug war for many years. In 1955, Steve Allen interviewed stoner comedian Lord Buckley (CC#53, Dead Funny). Interestingly, Lord Buckley had another unlikely friend in the TV industry. Buckley was busted for pot possession in 1943, but the charges were dismissed thanks to intervention from Buckley's friend, Ed Sullivan. The multi-talented Steve Allen has another fun cannabis connection. His jazz Christmas album, Cool Yule, was recorded by ganja icon Louis Armstrong.

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LA Celebrities Who Support Marijuana

Tommy Chong When most people think ‘Tommy Chong,’ they think Up in Smoke. That was the title of his 1978 film with long-time comedic partner Cheech Marin of ‘Cheech and Chong’ fame. In more serious matters, Chong has in many ways become the celebrity face and martyr of the movement to legalize marijuana. In 2003, he was charged for helping finance and promote Chong Glass/Nice Dreams (a drug paraphernalia company started by his son Paris). To protect his family, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute drug paraphernalia. Chong served his sentence from October 2003 to July 2004. http://www.cheechandchong.com Alanis Morissette Amidst a sea of vocal male celebrities in the legalize Marijuana movement, Alanis Morissette is often cited as one of the few female celebrity proponents of the drug. In a 2009 interview with People magazine, the Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter admitted to occasionally indulging in medicinal marijuana. This doesn’t of course make her the poster child of the movement like some of the others on this list. But in a celebrity world in which every little personal admission is weighed heavily, hers was quite the victory for medicinal marijuana and ‘legalize cannabis’ advocates. http://www.alanis.com Jack Black Marijuana advocacy is no laughing matter; not even to comedic actor and musician Jack Black. The Tropic of Thunder star is serious and very public about his support of the cause. Along with 'bud buddies' Bill Maher and Adam Carolla, he is also on the advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). http://www.tenaciousd.com Woody Harrelson The original ‘natural born killer’ is also a natural born marijuana advocate. Harrelson’s name always comes up when celebrities and the cannabis cause are mentioned in the same sentence. Not only was he arrested in his native Kentucky in the ‘90s for planting four hemp seeds as a political act, but he has also been a member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana (NORML)’s advisory board since 2003. The Transsiberian star often lends a hand appearing at cause-related events like THC Expo in Los Angeles. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woody-Harrelson/20565816807 Snoop Dogg The star rapper’s relationship with marijuana has been a roller coaster ride in the public eye. In his career, he’s played marijuana dealers. In his personal life, he’s sworn off hemp and then returned to it. He has been fined and arrested for marijuana possession several times. Once, in 2006, he was arrested after an appearance on The Tonight Show. He was even arrested in Sweden for suspected use in 2007. Despite his less than clean record, he remains one of the key vocal celebrity supporters of legalizing marijuana. He has spread the message from TV talk shows to his own live performances. http://www.snoopdogg.com Adam Carolla The radio and TV host has paid lip service to the marijuana legalization cause but has also spread his message through more official channels. He is a member of the advisory board at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). The Washington , D.C. based organization, of which Bill Maher incidentally sits on the advisory board, emphasizes removing criminal penalties for marijuana use and attempts to make marijuana medically available to ill people with doctor approval. There have been rumors that Carolla is no longer a weed smoker himself. Regardless, he remains a notable supporter of the cause. http://www.adamcarolla.com Bill Maher If you’ve ever watched one episode of HBO’s comedic political talk show Real Time With Bill Maher, you know what his stance is on marijuana. But beyond defending his own beliefs on his show, Maher is one of Hollywood’s leading proponents of marijuana legalization. He is on the board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana (NORML), a D.C. based organization that supports the regulated legalization of the drug. Maher is also often an eager participant in pro-marijuana festivals and events. Like the vast majority of other supporters of the cause, he proudly admits to being a regular marijuana user. http://www.billmaher.com John Mayer When he’s not out romancing every beautiful starlet in Hollywood, somehow singer-songwriter John Mayer finds time to contribute his creativity to the marijuana cause. In 2009, his single “Who Says?” sent some light shockwaves around the media. The tune’s lyrics begin, “Who says I can’t get stoned?” Though Mayer’s response to the media on it seemed to differ from outlet to outlet (he sometimes said the song was not about marijuana, other times he defended legalization), he qualifies as a celebrity advocate. At least he had no problem whipping out his marijuana vaporizer in the middle of a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone. http://www.johnmayer.com Written content & pictures taken from: http://losangeles.about.com/od/artsentertainment/tp/celebritymarijuana.htm By Shana Ting Lipton

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A BIBLE STUDY CONCERNING A GOD-GIVEN PLANT MARIJUANA. Rather than rely on a single text and pretend to defend it as the one true Bible, two different, widely available, and respected Bibles are used to show that the conclusions reached are not a fluke of some spurious translation. The selection of these versions is arbitrary. Any scholarly study/chain link Bible can be used to reach exactly the same conclusions. These Bible translations were separated by 76 years of intense scholarly research and produced by two independent groups. The two Bibles used for this study are: The Authorized (King James) Version. Using The Scofield Reference Bible, Copyright 1900,1917 by the Oxford University Press. The New American Standard Translation. Using the Ryrie Study Bible, Copyright 1976, 1978 by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Old and New Testament verses are used to show continuity in God's treatment of marijuana. God's mind has not changed. Primary Old Testament verse is Genesis 1:29. This verse will show us God's intent for all seed-bearing plants, which includes marijuana. Primary New Testament verses are 1 Timothy 4:1-4. These verses show God's contempt and condemnation for those people who are opposed to marijuana in any way. It is appropriate for us to review these verses in their entirety. For convenience they are reproduced here: Genesis 1:29. The New American Standard Translation. Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you." Genesis 1:29. The Authorized Version. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 1 Timothy 4:1-4. The New American Standard Translation. 4:1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 4:2 by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 4:3 men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods, which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. 4:4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with gratitude; 1 Timothy 4:1-4. The Authorized Version. 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: The Bible speaks for itself. It clearly says that God created marijuana for our use and says terrible things about those who seek to command abstinence or advocate abstaining from plants which God has created. Criminal sanctions command abstinence and are extreme examples of advocating abstinence. Let's step back for a moment and consider several reasonable questions as to whether or not these verses apply to the current situation. Does Genesis 1:29 apply? Yes. It reveals God's will for all seed-bearing plants. Marijuana is a seed-bearing plant. This is so important that God put it in the very first chapter of the very first book of the Bible. Do 1Timothy 4:1-4 apply? Yes. 1 Tim 4:1 Tells us that these verses are a prediction of future events that will happen in later times. Since 1 Timothy was written about two thousand years ago we are certainly living at a later time. (It is beyond the focus of this study, but many Bible students consider this to also be an end times prophecy. If this is so, it may mean that false teachers are running out of time to repent.) The linkage of these Old and New Testament passages is not out of context. At 1Tim 4:3 the Ryrie study Bible specifically links to Gen. 1:29. Closely observe that in the Authorized Version the word "meat" is used in both the New and Old testament verses, and that the word "food" is used in both passages in the New American Standard Translation. 1Tim4:3 inexorably locks these verses together. FOOD a word in Gen1:29 worthy of amplification. Biblically marijuana is a seed-bearing plant. Botanically marijuana it is a herbaceous annual plant. Botanically and scripturally marijuana is a herb, a food. It is one of the finest of foods. Of all the plants in the world the seed of marijuana is second in protein only to soy beans. Marijuana seeds are the only food that provides essential amino acids and essential fatty acids in the ratio that is optimal for the human body. Humans can and have survived in robust health by eating marijuana seeds. The oil that is pressed from the seed has more polyunsaturated essential fatty acids than any other known oil. Due to the current ungodly prohibition eating marijuana is not economical, it is prohibitively expensive. If it could be legally grown in a garden, and it is easily grown in the poorest of soils, this God-given food and medicine would be readily available and inexpensive. Any hungry or sick and suffering person that could benefit from it would benefit from it without paying either the exorbitant prices caused by its illegality or caused by pharmaceutical company profits. Pharmaceutical companies have not been able to reproduce the divinely complex chemistry of this holy herb. Drug companies ask astronomical prices for a largely ineffective artificial substitute. Jesus said, "You can not serve God and mammon", (Mat 6:24). Mammon is money. The mammon in marijuana prohibition is greed and profit. Notice, the only condition placed on the use of this God-given plant is that it be received with gratitude. 1 Tim 4:4 "For everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with gratitude." If you would like to see grateful people, you will find them wherever marijuana has reduced pain, cured blindness, whose tumors have disappeared, whose depression is vanquished, or have just gathered in happiness to share each other's loving company. Jesus said; "by this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another", (John 13:35). Jesus says it is OK to gather in large, loving groups. Contrary to the contention, "it does not say it is OK to consume it (marijuana) anywhere in scripture". Again review 1Tim4:4. "For everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected." This says it is OK, it is good and is not to be rejected. There are dozen's, if not hundred's, of references from prestigious scientific and medical researchers that prove this God given plant is good for you. Several marijuana cookbooks are in print. There is a considerable amount of additional information on its nutritional value. If you would like references to any of this material, it will be sent to you. It's time to finish this study with a parting thought. Jesus said " You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free",(John 8:32). It is the intent of this study to assist our walk along the path of truth and freedom.