Whoops!
Robbie Williams was interviewed in the Radio Times Williams where he said of smoking pot:
“Have a look at [me] last year. Yep. Year of the Munchie 2009. Weed, it├óΓé¼Γäós such a lovely drug. It is such a lovely drug. But it doesn├óΓé¼Γäót mix well with me ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ at all.
“It doesn├óΓé¼Γäót take much to trigger ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ I mean, I├óΓé¼Γäóll get psychosis from having this cup of tea! Seriously. The caffeine in that is enough. A cup of tea will make me feel like shit. But it├óΓé¼Γäós just a shame about weed, because I did love it.”
Naturally there is an outcry against the singer for his “irresponsible” comments, especially since his new track “Morning Sun” was just chosen as the official Sport Relief song, a charity that raises money for the disadvantaged including people affected by drug abuse.
David Gilbert, chief executive of drugs education and awareness charity DARE, explains:
“This is grossly irresponsible. He is a role model. Young people look up to him, they admire him, they want to emulate him so saying something like this is thoughtless.
“His comments make it sound like he is promoting cannabis use ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ even though it is known that it is harmful and has links to mental illness. In saying cannabis is a ├óΓé¼╦£lovely drug├óΓé¼Γäó young people who had not previously tried it – may be tempted to ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ and others may believe that there are no ill effects.”
Better keep your trap shut next time, Robbie — or fill it with munchies!
[Image via WENN.]
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