LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stoners are riding high nowadays. Fans are buzzing about the reunion of Cheech and Chong after a long feud, and a couple of tokers are lighting up the box office with ''Pineapple Express.''

A dozen years after the breakthrough debut of Jagged Little Pill, an album which earned four Grammys and spawned a dedicated worldwide fan base, Alanis Morissette remains not only an enduringly popular artist,

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - After performing for a dozen years, Afroman got his first hit in 2001 with the marijuana anthem ''Because I Got High.'' The novelty song appealed both to supporters of marijuana and those who were against its use, Afroman told The Associated Press in a recent telephone interview from his home in Hattiesburg.

Director Kevin Smith has signed up to star in the US remake of hit British TV show Manchild because he wants to become a better actor. Smith has written, directed and starred in Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma and Jay And Silent Bob Strikes Back - and now wants to turn his attention solely to portraying a cynical divorcee in the Showtime comedy.

Recovering drug addict Jason Mewes has turned his penchant for scoring drugs into a penchant for scoring women. The star has battled drug and alcohol addiction for years and finally became clean in 2003. At the time, Mewes moved in with some friends who were also just out of rehab, including Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack, and began his womanizing ways.

Recovering drug addict Jason Mewes has heaped praise on Mallrats co-star Ben Affleck for helping him when he was at an all-time low. Mewes called Affleck and asked for help when he was hooked on heroin back in 2000, and his movie star pal not only funded his recovery, he found him work.

Cult movie maker Kevin Smith has promised to revisit his Jay And Silent Bob franchise if the film's star, Jason Mewes, stays away from drugs. Mewes, who pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and a hypodermic needle in 2001, has appeared in many of Smith's films and the director admits the much-anticipated Clerks sequel was inspired by his friend's sobriety.

Vivendi Games' ("VG") Sierra Entertainment has unveiled part of the A-list talent that will help bring drug-lord Tony Montana's criminal empire to life in the upcoming video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. Attracting an unprecedented array of Hollywood's brightest film and television stars as well as returning cast members from the 1983 classic film, the hotly-anticipated game will plunge players deep into the seedy underbelly of 1980s Miami as they rebuild Tony Montana's empire and seek vengeance on his enemies.