Current Events > Elton John Says Legal Weed Is One Of The Greatest Mistakes Of All Time

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Time is in the midst of rolling out its year-end package, which reportedly will once again feature Donald Trump as Person Of The Year. OK, Time! Another honoree is Elton John, who the magazine has named its Icon Of The Year. The story includes the line, He has bested or evaded the four horsemen that cut down his generations boldest names: drug addiction, AIDS, irrelevance, and suicide. OK, Time!
John speaks about the eye infection that caused him to lose his sight, which he and husband David Furnish are hoping will be a temporary ailment. He also talks about his Broadway musical about Tammy Faye Bakker, which closed days after it opened: Its a shame for everyone who put so much work in it. But thats what happens when you take a chance. He also strongly criticizes the decision to legalize marijuana. Heres that paragraph from the article:
John now divides his life into pre- and post-sober periods. He has helped many people kick drugs and has offered to help many more. He is Eminems sponsor. He orchestrated English pop star Robbie Williams first stint in rehab. He tried, without success, to help George Michael. Its tough to tell someone that theyre being an ahole, and its tough to hear, he says. Eventually I made the choice to admit that Im being an ahole. Those struggles have made him doubt the wisdom of legal weed. I maintain that its addictive. It leads to other drugs. And when youre stonedand Ive been stonedyou dont think normally, he says. Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.
Asked if he feels the same way about alcohol, he pauses, exhales, and asks Furnish for help. His husband, who is also sober and has already prevented the star from oversharing once during the interview, sits up on the bed and offers a balanced answer, suggesting that while alcohol is part of the fabric of society, there are studies that find its much less healthy than people believe it to be.

shut the fuck up boomer

This response is probably already considered boomer by the newest crop of young adults.

https://www.stereogum.com/2290542/elton-john-says-legalizing-weed-is-one-of-the-greatest-mistakes-of-all-time/news/

shut the fuck up boomer

Attacking people for their age. Stay classy CE.

Its one thing to point out the flaws in his opinion, but damn you guys act so toxic towards people that suddenly end up on your "not cool anymore" list.

of course, cocaine was his drug of choice

Perpetuating a system that has gotten innocent people arrested is worth calling someone an old out of touch piece of shit

What I want to say about this is that the legalization of weed is not the biggest problem.

The big problem is that the amount of THC in legal weed is LOADS higher than what it was even like.. 10 years ago, nevermind what it was like in the 60's when "the hippy's" were all about it.

The amount of THC in the products is increasing and the science there is showing that it is really bad for developing brains in particular. I think it needs to be more regulated to get the THC amounts lowered, just to make it safer in general.

It leads to other drugs.

the statistics do not support this assertion

yeah the real gateway drug is alcohol

i wonder how much they paid him to say this.

The big problem is that the amount of THC in legal weed is LOADS higher than what it was even like.. 10 years ago, nevermind what it was like in the 60's when "the hippy's" were all about it.

The amount of THC in the products is increasing and the science there is showing that it is really bad for developing brains in particular. I think it needs to be more regulated to get the THC amounts lowered, just to make it safer in general.

he was a huge pothead

That would require a lot of regulating because even on the legal market the listed THC percentage doesn't necessarily reflect what you're being sold. They send off samples from each harvest for testing but the amount of THC can vary from plant to plant or it can even vary from different parts on the same plant.

And that's not even assuming that the licensed producers aren't "shopping around" and sending off multiple samples to get the results that they want.

Just because it didn't work out for him he wants to pull up the ladder behind him after spending the 70s and 80s consuming a mountain of drugs and booze.