Chelsea Handler Got Her Medical Marijuana Card in Time for Her 40th Birthday

Chelsea Handler (YouTube)
Chelsea Handler (YouTube)

It stands to reason that Chelsea Handler, who ran her own hit television show from 2004 to 2014 and has written four New York Times bestselling books, is fairly busy. But absolutely not busy enough to explain why it took her 10 years to get her medical marijuana card.

Handler tweeted Tuesday that she's officially licensed to light up, in celebration of her 40th birthday Wednesday. Ten years after medical marijuana was legalized in California. Girl, what have you been doing?

Back in 2011, Handler talked with Roseanne Barr on Chelsea Lately about the necessity of a prescription for marijuana.

Barr: Well, you know, for most of my life I had a chronic addiction to marijuana and then the doctors gave me a medicinal marijuana prescription in order to treat it, so I'm really doing good. Yeah, it's really working for me.
Handler: Those prescriptions are great.
Barr: Well, it's such a great drug, I mean it really helps a lot of people who have a lot of problems. It's not just, like, you know, to go out and get crazy, but I mean it's a real medicine.
Handler: Well, it absolutely is a real medicine and sometimes it's not a medicine at all, but you need to be doing it.

It's great to see she's finally taking Roseanne's advice.

Anyway, happy birthday to Chelsea Handler. Remember to share the wealth.