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Michael Douglas' Son Admits Smuggling Drugs in Jail

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:34:00 CDT

Cameron Douglas has pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into jail in the middle of a sentence for heroin possession and meth trafficking. "God knows I'm sorry about this situation," Michael Douglas' 32-year-old son said in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday. Douglas was taken from prison and is being held in a...

Outkast's Big Boi Busted With Ecstasy, Viagra

Kevin Spak — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:02:53 CDT

Outkast rapper Antwan “Big Boi” Patton was arrested while getting off a cruise ship today in Miami, after border patrol dogs caught him allegedly carrying drugs, law enforcement sources tell TMZ . He was charged with three counts of drug possession and one count of drug paraphernalia possession, all felonies. The...

Lenny Dykstra Slapped With Fraud, Theft, Drug Charges

Tim Karan — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:20:06 CDT

During his baseball career, Lenny Dykstra was known for his penchant for getting dirty, and now he's really having trouble staying clean. The former Mets and Phillies player was charged today with nearly two dozen felony counts of fraud, grand theft, and drug possession, reports the Los Angeles Times . The...

Gossip Girl Guy Popped for Pot Possession

M. Morris — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:00:00 CDT

Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford was arrested early this morning and charged with misdemeanor drug possession, TMZ reports . Crawford, 24, was with a friend in a car in the parking lot of a pub when Plano, Texas, police found one unlit joint. He was arrested and charged with possession of...

Joe Namath's Daughter Busted With 7 Oz. of Pot in Car

Harry Kimball — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:01:52 CST

Famed Jets quarterback Joe Namath’s daughter was pulled over yesterday for doing 58mph in a 50mph zone, but things got a little tricky when the officer started sniffing around and smelled pot. The officer searched the car and found what the Palm Beach Post calls “a bag of leafy greens....

UN Backs Off Hard Line on Drug Crimes

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:06:00 CDT

The United Nations did a 180 today on its drug decriminalization stance, praising the policy Portugal instituted in 2001 and asserting it has “not led to an increase in drug tourism” as had been feared, the Huffington Post reports. The annual drug policy report opposed full legalization while conceding that...

Legalized Pot, Cocaine Work OK in Portugal

Drew Nelles — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:45:00 CDT

Portugal decriminalized drug possession 8 years ago, so it must have high abuse rates, right? Not according to a new study from the Cato Institute, Time reports. Teen drug use and HIV infection from needles have declined, and more addicts now enter treatment programs. "Judging by every metric, decriminalization in...

Phelps Won't Be Charged

Harry Kimball — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:16:00 CST

South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps...

Obama's Half- Brother Nabbed for Pot in Kenya

Matt Cantor — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:50:47 CST

Barack Obama’s half-brother has been arrested in Kenya for possessing marijuana, CNN reports. George Obama is being held at a Nairobi police station ahead of a Monday trial after police said he resisted arrest. He denies the charges. “They took me from my home," he said. "I don't know why...