Celebrities are frequently spotted lighting up joints, from Paris Hilton to Lily Allen and Cameron Diaz. Even politicians such as Elena Basescu have made the news with cannabis scandals, where the debate around making marijuana legal continues.

Raising the topic of making marijuana legal is dangerous to say the least if you’re a European Parliament candidate. But Elena Basescu, daughter of President Traian Basescu of Romania, made bold statements of how she would favour the legalisation of cannabis in Europe.

Celebrities have a similar problem to politicians, where their use of and discussions about marijuana are under constant scrutiny from the press, and whether they’re caught with cannabis seeds or a joint, public scandal will follow.

Politicians and Pot

Elena Basescu is a 28 year old model and politician, certainly an unusual combination. And she seems to have stirred some recent debate by making statements on television regarding the legalisation of cannabis. While you can legally buy marijuana online if it’s still in seed form, germination and consumption of marijuana is not currently legal in Europe.

Both Elena and her father, President Traian Basescu, are candidates for the European Parliament. And in an interview with a presenter on television show, Hard Talk, Elena Basescu said that she would agree to the legalisation of cannabis and other soft drugs in Europe, were she elected to the European Parliament.

She then went on to discuss her experiences of US university campuses, where she claims the use of soft drugs is essentially legal. Cannabis seeds are easy to come by, and whether students buy marijuana online or on the streets, cannabis seeds and plants are for sale just about everywhere.

A Romanian newspaper made claims that she used narcotics, a statement which she denied repeatedly. Whether or not she was using them will never be known for sure, but discussing making marijuana legal on television certainly did not make her appear any more innocent in the eyes of the public. Marijuana is considered a drug in Europe, and while cannabis seeds can be legally bought and sold, their germination remains illegal. Making these statements probably didn’t do Elena much good in aiding her campaign as a European Parliament candidate either.

Celebs Light it Up

Celebrities are constantly making the news for being involved with marijuana, with people continuously spotting and photographing them possessing one form of the plant or another, be it hemp soap, clothing with a marijuana leaf design, cannabis seeds or a joint hanging out of their mouths. Whatever the scenario, celebrities and marijuana make for hot news.

Paris Hilton is the perfect example. In May, she was spotted smoking a joint at the Cannes Film Festival, creating yet another piece of gossip for the media to grap hold of. Eminem has recently been heard raving about hemp soap, which though it may be legal, serves as another piece of cannabis gossip. The soap is made from cannabis seeds and olive oil, and the famous rapper raves about its multiple uses as soap, shampoo and toothpaste.

From Cameron Diaz to Amy Winehouse to Lily Allen, top celebs are frequently spotted (and photographed) enjoying a spliff. And whether its wanting to make marijuana legal or buying marijuana online, celebs and their cannibis dabblings make nearly weekly news.