Medicinal marijuana is now legal in a handful of U.S. states. But if it was up to these 29 stars, pot - for medicinal purposes and otherwise would be available anywhere, anytime!

1. Megan Fox
2. Brad Pitt
3. Tommy Chong
4. Sting
5. Matthew McConaughey
6. Jennifer Aniston
7. Woody Harrelson
8. Sarah Silverman
9. James Franco
10. Nicole Richie
11. Snoop Dogg
12. Willie Nelson
13. Kevin Smith
14. Shia LeBeouf
15. Kirsten Dunst
16. Johnny Depp

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Boris Becker has alluded to the fact he would not mind if an opponent of his had used cannabis in the days prior to their match, suggesting cannabis is widely tolerated, whilst not being regardeded as a performance-enhancing drug in professional sport.

cannazine.co.uk

The most extensive study yet undertaken on U.S. marijuana arrests and penalties, released today, finds no relationship between marijuana arrest and use rates. The report further finds that current penalty structures act as a price support mechanism that boosts the illegal market.

Assembled by Jon Gettman, adjunct assistant professor in criminal justice at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., the new report says:

• Marijuana arrests have almost doubled since 1991 -- but levels of marijuana use have remained fundamentally unchanged

• Penalties that increase for larger amounts of marijuana encourage consumers to make multiple small purchases, acting as a de facto price support for the illicit market

• Florida has the nation's harshest marijuana penalties, while the District of Columbia has the highest arrest rate for marijuana offenses

• Although African Americans use marijuana at a rate only about 25 percent higher than whites, blacks are almost three times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession as whites

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While Pitkin County and Aspen have long had a reputation for a casual approach to drug enforcement, it may be Durango that is the next Colorado ski town to legalize adult possession of up to an ounce of pot and the paraphernalia used to smoke it.

A group called Sensible Durango is preparing to put a ballot question in front of Durango voters in November 2010.

aspendailynews.com

The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana.

Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. The measure would allow adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.

bellinghamherald.com

Die Gesetzgeber des Bundesstaates hatten am letzten Mittwoch eine Anhörung über die Regulierung und Besteuerung der kommerziellen Produktion und Verteilung von Marihuana für Erwachsene ab 21 Jahren.

Mitglieder des kalifornischen Kommitees für die öffentliche Sicherheit haben zu dem Treffen, das “Untersuchungen zur Finanziellen und Rechtlichen Stellung der Legalisierung und Regulierung von Marihuana” getitelt wurde, eingeladen. Die Anhörung wurde von Tom Ammiano geleitet, dem Unterstützer des Gesetzesvorschlag 390, der zu Marihuana Kontrolle, Regulierung und Bildung vorschlägt.

hanfplantage.de

Photographer Mathieu Young captures some beautiful images of marijuana harvest in Mendocino.

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California's pot police have again shattered records for confiscating marijuana.

The state's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting seized 4.4 million marijuana plants during this year's eradication operations of four-and-a-half months, up from last year's take of 2.9 million, officials said Wednesday.

State Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement spokeswoman Michelle Gregory attributed the hike to increased cultivation and more comprehensive eradication.

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