“Marijuana” on The Daily Caller

Taran Noah Smith, the actor who played Mark Taylor on the classic ’90s TV series “Home Improvement,” was arrested early on Wednesday morning under suspicion of driving under the influence. (more)

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson went on offense against Newt Gingrich Monday, attacking the former House speaker’s proposal to execute marijuana users as hypocritical, considering the GOP contender has himself admitted to smoking pot. (more)

WASHINGTON — “We’re just in here smoking a joint on Congress’ lawn,” explained a hemp-clad protester as he indeed took a drag on his marijuana-filled joint. (more)

Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby Blue Ivy isn’t just the youngest person to appear on the Billboard charts — she’s also the youngest person to have her own strain of marijuana named after her. (more)

Here in Washington, we’re very familiar with “Kinsley gaffes,” which are truthful statements told accidentally, usually by a politician. (more)

Rihanna is taking the lyrics of her song, “Live Your Life,” quite literally. (more)

Now for your shocking news report of the day: Snoop Dogg was busted with possession of marijuana in Sierra Blanca, Texas over the weekend, the El Paso Times reports. (more)

Concertgoers spotted rapper Snoop Dog passing a massive “blunt-type object” during a concert in Atlanta this past weekend, TMZ reports. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to ban synthetic drugs nicknamed “bath salts” and other compounds that mimic marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamines. (more)

Democratic Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Independent Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee have filed a petition with the Drug Enforcement Agency asking for a reclassification of marijuana — from a substance with “no currently accepted medical use” to a drug with “currently accepted medical use in treatment.” On Thursday, Democratic Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin joined them. (more)

DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru. (more)

When it comes to the subject of marijuana, Barack Obama appears to talk out of both sides of his mouth. As a candidate, Obama intimated that he would respect state laws regarding medicinal marijuana and would not prosecute medicinal marijuana sales and use in states where it is legal. “It’s not a good use of our resources,” he said at the time. When Obama took office, the Justice Department released a memo that seemed to confirm that position. But in the years since Obama’s inauguration, his administration has shifted course. Now, Attorney General Eric Holder is vigorously prosecuting medicinal marijuana growers and sellers. (more)

After making “stoner” like comments about her Bob Marley birthday cake, Miley Cyrus now claims she was just kidding about her affinity for marijuana. (more)

PHOENIX (AP) — A deportation officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement led Arizona state police and federal agents on a high-speed desert chase in his government vehicle, throwing bundles of marijuana out of the window as he fled, the Department of Public Safety said Wednesday. (more)

More Americans are saying marijuana should be legalized, and Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson is trying to turn that sentiment to his struggling campaign’s advantage. (more)

Authorities swooped in on a house owned by Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson after a package containing 2.5 pounds of California marijuana was allegedly delivered to the home. Investigators found six more pounds of pot inside the home, says Michelle Gregory, spokeswoman for the California Department of Justice. (more)

It’s not every day a former secretary of labor shows up randomly on the Internet to talk about smoking weed with Bill Clinton. But former Labor Secretary Robert Reich did just that Friday afternoon. (more)

It cost Douglas Ginsburg a seat on the Supreme Court in the 1980s. But in 2011, the use of marijuana is not frowned upon like it once was. (more)

Police in northern California have uprooted 460,000 plants and made more than 100 arrests in a major operation against illegal marijuana cultivation. (more)

The Garden State is about to include some weeds. (more)