“Marijuana” on The Daily Caller

A new book on Barack Obama reveals fresh details about the president’s youthful days as an avid smoker of marijuana — a time when he and his fellow weed smokers called themselves the “Choom Gang.” (more)

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — After scraping together a mound of zucchini, broccoli, beef, pineapple and noodles on a big round Mongolian grill, Kevin Wallace measured out a shot of grapeseed oil infused with hashish and poured it over the steaming food, setting off a sizzle. (more)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants President Barack Obama to lay off the weed. (more)

A Maryland man told law enforcement that three masked robbers entered his home and stole his stash of marijuana and rent money, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. (more)

Pro-marijuana activists have filed a lawsuit in a Boulder, Colo. district court in response to the University of Colorado Boulder’s plans to close its campus to outsiders without a prearranged appointment on Friday. April 20, they say, is “pot day.” (more)

A marijuana drug culture prevalent throughout college football is an especially big issue at Oregon, where a number of former and current players say that 40 to 60 percent of the football team’s athletes smoke weed, ESPN The Magazine reported. (more)

RASQUERA, Spain (AP) — What about growing marijuana to pay off crushing municipal debt? One Spanish village put the idea to the vote Tuesday, and a majority of its citizens approved — but not the 75 percent needed. (more)

A medicinal marijuana supplier is opening its doors Friday in Washington, D.C. (more)

Is marijuana really “the last thing we need … to be legalized?” (more)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government’s war on drugs has failed. (more)

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)