Lovable Crip Snoop Doggy Dogg’s tour bus was pulled over in famously rapper-friendly Texas yesterday, and you won’t believe what police found: weed! During the course of what was supposed to be a citation for expired tags, two of Mr Doggy Dogg’s entourage, Ethan Calhoun, 27, and Kevin Barkey, 26, were arrested after they admitted to having one ounce each of marijuana, which police had smelled.

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If Rep. Barney Frank's pro-marijuana-smoker proposal makes any headway in Congress — it won't, although I've yet to hear from someone who seriously disagrees — here are some noted marijuana enthusiasts who will be overjoyed by the development.

Sure, Dave Chappelle says he doesn't smoke weed anymore, but anyone responsible for Half-Baked deserves a mention.

Wherein you, the readers, talk amongst yourselves.

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank announced a proposal today to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams of marijuana. Advocacy groups in support of Frank's proposal argue that responsible marijuana users should be allowed the same freedoms as responsible alcohol users. What do you think?

Unfortunately, Snoop's obsession with country music didn't end with here. He's just released a video for a "country" song, which is dedicated to Johnny Cash, that he recorded with Willie Nelson. "My Medicine" is a song about the only thing he and Willie Nelson have to offer each other. Of course, I'm talking about weed.

• The potency of the marijuana seized by federal law enforcement agencies in 2007 was more potent than it has been in 30 years. Do with that information what you will.

• Reports show that black children are at high risk for environmental asthma triggers.

• Children are being born in the U.S. with birth weights that are lower than they have been in the past 40 years. Related: More and more children are being born into poverty. Related: A mother's obesity puts newborns at risk.

• China leaves the U.S. in its carbon dioxide dust.

Anthony Anderson should shut up about his medical marijuana prescription before he messes up a great thing.

"I went to the doctor for this chronic elbow problem, and he told me he had some chronic medicine that he could prescribe to me that would alleviate the pain. So I went to this holistic doctor and basically got a prescription for wacky tabacky. You go to the pot store, or what they call a Wellness Center. They have everything. They make a marijuana butter."

The mischievous star even shared his medicine with some TV co-stars, explaining, "I was on a show called K-Ville and they heard about my baking goods. So I baked brownies for the whole crew. That's probably why the show didn't come back (was canceled)."

He better hope his "joint pain" doesn't mess up his Law & Order gig. [SP]

While getting caught with what was reported as a pound of weed and a bunch of guns might sound like a stupid rapper thing to do, Birdman insists that he is no stupid rapper. The guns police found in a Birdman-occupied RV they pulled over after it ran a truck off the road were legal, he insists. And the weed? It was a paltry, meaningless amount. And the 18-year-old girl? Totally not the sort of woman he would marry. Basically, we just had it all wrong.

Read it in his words after the jump.

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The intelligence of our popular rap stars will never cease to astound, impress, and delight. Just when it seems that the bad press surrounding rap music, which we can all agree is not so well-represented by the guys who make the evening news, is dying down, something brilliant happens.

Take Birdman, for instance. Yesterday, he, along with an entourage that included his wife, his brother, and 13 others, were riding around Tennessee in an RV that made an improper lane change, drove a tractor trailer off the road, and conveniently reeked of marijuana smoke after the cops pulled it over. Inside the vehicle, cops found a pound of weed in a trash can, plus an assault rifle, a 9mm handgun and a magazine for .45-cal. handgun. All 16 people were arrested for pot possession. Gun charges are pending. What will Lil Wayne do without his daddy? [TMZ]

UPDATE: Check out all 16 mugshots, including the one for Baby's wife, who is rumored to be just 18, right here.

In an ongoing effort to prove weed is dangerous and to get people to stop laughing hysterically at those marijuana PSAs, scientists have found a link between weed-smokers and psychotic people. Snoop's in trouble.

If diet sodas are just as bad for you as regular and taste worse, then what's the point?

Americans are more likely to jump into elective surgery than others, despite the dangers and health risks.

Ethnicity is a key factor in neonatal deaths, with each race registering different major causes.

Method Man getting arrested for possessing 28 grams of marijuana is kind of like Diddy getting caught leaving Sienna Miller's hotel room. Not surprising at all.

A Battery Tunnel police officer noticed that the tags on the Grammy Award winning rapper's 2005 Lincoln Navigator were expired and promptly pulled him over.

When Method Man rolled down his window, the officer said he noticed the strong scent of marijuana.

The arresting officer also said he noticed two "blunts" and a plastic bag with more marijuana in plain view.

The rapper also admitted to having more marijuana underneath the drivers seat.

He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of marijuana, operating a motor vehicle under the influence and driving an uninspected motor vehicle.

What more could one expect from one half of the modern day version of Cheech & Chong?

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