Quentin Tarantino: Brad Pitt does not smoke pot while acting; I don’t smoke while directing
Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt like their reefer -- but Tarantino swears neither was high while shooting "Inglourious Basterds." "Brad doesn't smoke while he's acting," Quentin told us at a Thursday lunch celebrating his film's Oscar nominations. "And I don't smoke while I'm directing."
However, he achieved his riotous masterwork, more than a few handicappers think the "Basterds" could ambush the Best Picture chances of "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker." (The flick's SAG win suggests Academy actors will compensate Tarantino for "Pulp Fiction" being robbed of its gold in '95.) Next up for Tarantino? "I'd like to do a Western. But rather than set it in Texas, have it in slavery times.
With that subject that everybody is afraid to deal with. Let's shine that light on ourselves. You could do a ponderous history lesson of slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad. Or, you could make a movie that would be exciting. Do it as an adventure. A spaghetti Western that takes place during that time. And I would call it 'A Southern.'"
15 Greatest Proponents of Marijuana Legalization
Some celebrities are more forthcoming with their love of weed than others -- ahem, Willie Nelson -- but you might be surprised at a few that fight for the drug's legalization.
Some Medical Marijuana Millionaires Are Turning to Philanthropy
Richard Lee, left, owner of the Blue Sky Shop/dispensary, teaching Chris McCatheran about medical marijuana plants. Credit: Peter Dasilva/European Pressphoto Agency
The popularity of pot clubs in the Bay Area has led to a burgeoning crop of medical marijuana millionaires. Call them the ganja riche. Like many of their nouveaux predecessors, they are trying to figure out what to do with their cash.
Some are giving to charity, but you will not see any fanfare or buildings named in their honor. Medicinal marijuana remains a legal gray area, and nothing — even philanthropy — is simple when it comes to the proceeds. Oakland’s medical marijuana headquarters, Oaksterdam University, could not even sponsor a local food bank.
“They refused our sponsorship because of other money they get from the federal government,” said Richard Lee, founder of Oaksterdam.
While marijuana money and munchies might sound like the perfect fit, the food bank worried that such a partnership would have put the federal dollars it receives in jeopardy.
“We appreciated the offer from Oaksterdam and gave it due consideration,” said Brian Higgins, the food bank’s spokesman. “In the end, it was not worth the risk.”
The sense of legal uncertainty is created by the maze of laws surrounding medical marijuana. California voters approved it, but it remains a federal crime.
(WWE) RAW Star Loves To Smoke Pot, Calls TNA Star ‘Washed-Up’ —-From the TWNP Archive
While plugging the annual Tribute to the Troops show during a radio appearance on The Opie & Anthony Show last week, RAW Superstar Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) admitted his fondness for marijuana.
During the radio show appearance, he relayed a story from his recent trip to Iraq where one of the soldiers noted that a lot of marijuana is grown in Afghanistan. He then expressed his disappointment in WWE not going to Afghanistan this year.
After binge-drinking and casual sex, now Sally Bercow reveals she smoked cannabis while at public school
Speaker’s wife Sally Bercow has admitted taking drugs when she was a pupil at a top public school.
Labour-supporting Mrs Bercow, who last week revealed a drink-fuelled string of casual affairs, yesterday confessed to using cannabis at Marlborough College, where she studied with the wives of David Cameron and George Osborne.
But the mother of three strongly denied she had ever taken cocaine.
Mrs Bercow, 40, shocked the Commons last week by revealing her promiscuous, binge-drinking past before marrying John, 46, who sat as a Tory MP before becoming Speaker in June.
She said she had spoken out because she feared her colourful background would be dug up and used to wreck her dream of becoming a Labour MP.
Yet all it did was provoke more revelations by her former friends – and further disclosures by the Bercows.
Yesterday, she attempted to calm the controversy by saying she had put herself forward to appear in public health campaigns warning young women about binge-drinking.
Natalie “puff, puff” Portman admits she smoked cannabis
Natalie Portman has revealed she smoked cannabis joints when she reached her 20s because she wanted to experiment.
The actress tried the herbal drug in her 20s because she missed out on the usual experimental teenage experiences because she was making movies from the age of 11.
She confessed: "OK, so I didn't really go to high school parties and, yeah, I didn't touch pot until I was in my 20s. I didn't get flat-out drunk until I went to college. But I think that's a good thing in many ways."
But Natalie, 28, has no regrets about starting work at such a young age, saying: "I was definitely working at a young age, but there's a whole growth in that."
Natalie – who made her film debut in the critically acclaimed 1994 assassin movie ‘Leon’ - admits her acting career gave her privileges that her high school peers never experienced.
The screen beauty – who stars in new war movie 'Brothers', alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal – told Marie Claire magazine said: "I've always been the lucky one with the Cinderella-ness of getting to borrow something awesome.
"Like a little Armani strapless thing I wore to the ‘Star Wars’ premiere and my high school prom."
VIDEO: Marilyn Monroe shown ’smoking marijuana’ on film
A video of Marilyn Monroe allegedly smoking marijuana has been made public some 50 years after it was filmed.
The film was recently bought for $275,000 (£166,000) by US collector Keya Morgan, who is making a documentary on the death of Monroe in August 1962.
He tracked it down to an attic in New Jersey - the person who filmed it said it was taken at an informal gathering in 1958 or 1959.
The film shows a personal side rarely seen in public since the actress achieved stardom.
Home movie shows Marilyn Monroe smoking marijuana — taking a nice hall indeed.
A home movie showing a relaxed Marilyn Monroe apparently smoking marijuana has surfaced, retrieved from an attic some 50 years after it was filmed.
The reel-to-reel silent, color film taken at a private home in New Jersey was recently purchased by collector Keya Morgan for $275,000 from the person who took the film, who has asked to remain anonymous.
Morgan and the person who shot the film gave Reuters permission to use it in shortened form. The copyright of the image will be put up for sale on eBay later this week, Morgan said.
At one point Monroe is passed a cigarette and takes a puff but does not appear to inhale deeply. The person who made the film confirmed that the cigarette contained marijuana, saying: "I got it (the pot). It was mine. It was just passed around."
Alanis Morissette Reveals Cannabis Use — Jagged little Joint!
Alanis Morissette has opened up about her love of marijuana, insisting the drug helps in her songwriting process.
The Ironic hitmaker has spoken about her cannabis use in a candid interview with High Times magazine, which is accompanied by a photo shoot taken in a marijuana garden in California.
Morissette admits the plant is useful in unlocking her creative potential.
She tells the publication, "I'm all about moderation – as best I can be. As an artist, there's a sweet jump-starting quality to it (marijuana) for me. I've often felt telepathic and receptive to inexplicable messages my whole life. I can stave those off when I'm not high. When I'm high – well, they come in and there’s less of a veil, so to speak. So if ever I need some clarity... or a quantum leap in terms of writing something, it’s a quick way for me to get to it.
"I have a lot of friends who have wanted to specifically quit smoking marijuana because they felt that it was having a negative effect on their lives, and I absolutely supported them doing so. Then I have other friends who I’ve coerced into smoking because I thought it would be great for them."
Morissette credits boyfriend Tom Ballanco, a medical marijuana advocate, with showing her the drug’s benefits, adding, "I've always resonated with people who are on the front lines. I've always felt that way about Tom and about the community around him – Woody Harrelson, Alicia Silverstone. I have a lot of friends around me who are very courageous and willing to "come out" - and Tom is definitely beyond the front lines. Any fears that I had about cannabis were quickly assuaged. Now I feel like a professional!"
