Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a drug addict in the '70s and '80s before he achieved sobriety. Arrested for marijuana in 1970 and heroin in 1983, the Kennedy scion discussed the latter incident on "The Shawn Ryan Show," noting: "I started doing heroin and I went to the top of my class."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known for environmental activism, his opposition to Covid vaccines and other conspiracy theories. A hippie in his teens, he was arrested several times for drugs.
Now there are just three remaining original members of the Grateful Dead with today's passing of co-founder Phil Lesh. The bassist split from the group after the 50th anniversary reunion concerts in 2015. He suffered from liver disease and recently had pneumonia.
Willie Nelson is supporting the ballot initiative Prop R in Dallas that would decriminalize cannabis and U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred, who's trying to oust Ted Cruz.
Cheech & Chong's sixth "dispensoria" opens in Maine on Sunday, Oct. 13. They already have three pot shops in Massachusetts and two in New Mexico. Their first Maine location is in Portland.
