27 Apr 2010 - In an interview on CNN, Larry King asked marijuana activist Willie Nelson, if he still smoked pot, and to the shock of exactly no one, Willie said yes. "I have a huge tolerance for it that maybe everyone doesn't have."
29 Jan 2010 - Hundreds of fans from all over the U.S. were disappointed Thursday night when Willie Nelson’s concert in Kenansville was cancelled shortly after members of his band were cited for marijuana possession. Marijuana smell lingered in the parking lot, and moonshine measured three-quarters full in a quart jar on the tour bus, officials said.
22 Augustus 2009 - Country legend Willie Nelson has been a passionate marijuana connoisseur for many years. But smoking all those 'fatties' on the tour bus does not seem to influence his health much. "I'm real lucky," the 76-year-old country legend told LA Times. "My health is as good as it's ever been. My lungs are in good shape, and there are lots of people all over the world wondering how that could be, like Michael Phelps." LA Times says the cannabis warrior let out an infectious laugh at the not-so-subtle reference to his celebrated affinity for pot and the Olympic swimming champion's troubles after photos of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe surfaced this year. "So I'm in good health and I appreciate it.
Sept 18 2006 - Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.
The citations were issued after a commercial vehicle inspection of the country music star's tour bus, state police said in a news release.
“When the door was opened and the trooper began to speak to the driver, he smelled the strong odor of marijuana,” the news release said. A search of the bus produced 1½ pounds of marijuana and slightly more than three ounces of narcotic mushrooms.
21 Aug 2005 - By John Gerome The Associated Press - Willie Nelson is so prolific that sometimes even he forgets he has another record coming out.At a recent show in Nashville, Tenn., with Bob Dylan, Nelson performed a long list of hits, but not a single song from his long-awaited reggae album, "Countryman," which came out in July."I keep forgetting," Nelson said a few days later by telephone from the road, which he's called home for most of the last 30 years. "The set is so short." Nelson will perform Sunday evening at the Embassy Theatre. He joined country singer Toby Keith for a concert at Memorial Coliseum in November 2003 and did a solo gig at the Embassy in August 2003. He began work on the reggae album in 1995 for Island Records, but the project was shelved after Island founder Chris Blackwell left the company. It languished until Nelson moved to Lost Highway Records.Produced by Don Was, who has worked with the Rolling Stones and Bonnie Raitt, among others, the album includes reggae versions of Nelson songs such as "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" and "One in a Row." There also are covers of Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come" and "Sitting in Limbo," and a song called "I'm a Worried Man" by Johnny and June Carter Cash that Nelson recorded as a duet with Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals.
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