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Lil Wayne Twitter: Weezy F. Baby Gets Mixed Reactions From 4/20 Tweet

Like many celebrities, Lil Wayne took to Twitter to wish potheads of all stripes a happy 4/20. Unlike most celebrities, Weezy F. Baby just went through a health scare that many still attribute to drug use (in spite of the singer revealing that he suffers from epilepsy). Needless to say, reactions were mixed.

"Don't worry, be happy...happy 4/20!!!!" Wayne wrote in a tweet that was re-tweeted over 19,000 times and favorited by 6,000-plus Twitter users (so clearly, some people liked it). However, a few users were quick to point out that maybe smoking weed wasn't the best thing for the recently hospitalized rapper.

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Lil Wayne, Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj, Other Celebs Push Obama Administration Drug Reform: "B**tches Love Me" Rapper Joins 100+ Entertainers For Incarceration Rule Change

Lil Wayne, Kim Kardashian, Scarlett Johansson and Nicki Minaj have joined the ranks of a massive celebrity movement for reform of the United States' criminal justice system as it pertains to drug offenses.
The star-studded coalition consists of over 100 celebrities and was put together by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. The entertainers presented a letter to President Obama on April 9 demanding a reform of the way sentences for drug-related offenses are handed out.
"It is critical that we change both the way we think about drug laws in this country and how we generate positive solutions that leave a lasting impact on rebuilding our communities," Simmons said.
The coalition wants a move toward rehabilitation and intervention sentences over hard jail time for non-violent drug offenders. Other reforms requested by the group- which also includes Ron Howard, Will Smith, Jennifer Hudson and Susan Sarandon-include waivers that allow judges to bypass minimum sentences for drug cases and a newly established panel to handle clemency requests.
The group praised President Obama's steps toward reform but thinks he needs to take it a bit further.
Since the beginning of the war on drugs the 1980s, the number of imprisoned Americans has skyrocketed. Less than 500,000 Americans were incarcerated at the beginning of the '80s. Compare that with 2,266,800 adults in 2010. Almost half of all prisoners are there on drug-related offenses.
The US has more citizens in prison than any other country in the world.
What do you think of Kim Kardashian, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and others getting behind criminal justice reform as it pertains to drugs? Do you think this is a good idea?
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Lil Wayne And Kim Kardashian Are Pushing Obama To Reform Drug Laws

Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it comes to criminal justice reform.
They're among more than 100 entertainers calling on President Barack Obama to focus on changing drug laws. Rap mogul Russell Simmons helped assemble the coalition of celebrities and civil rights leaders that presented a letter to the president on Tuesday.
The group praises the president's efforts toward drug incarceration reform but insists "the time is right" to move toward replacing jail sentences with intervention and rehabilitation for non-violent offenders. The starry group, which also includes Jennifer Hudson, Nicki Minaj, Susan Sarandon and Will Smith, also asks Obama to form a panel to handle clemency requests and to support a measure that allows judges to waive mandatory minimum sentences.
"It is critical that we change both the way we think about drug laws in this country and how we generate positive solutions that leave a lasting impact on rebuilding our communities," Simmons said, citing Department of Justice data that shows that the United States jails more of its citizens than any other country in the world.
Drug offenders comprise nearly half the federal prison population in the U.S.

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