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Cannabis keeps me sane says Michael

Michael - talks openly about taking drugs
Michael - talks openly about taking drugs

Singer George Michael has spoken openly about taking cannabis, while smoking the drug during a television interview.

According to reports he lit up a joint backstage before a concert, while doing an interview for the 'South Bank Show'.

British newspaper The Daily Mirror says he told interviewer Melvyn Bragg: "This is the only drug I’ve ever thought worth taking but you have to wait.

"It never occurred to me to take even this until I was about 22 or 23.

"This stuff keeps me sane and happy. I could write without it...if I were sane and happy.

"I’d say it’s a great drug – but obviously it’s not very healthy. You can’t afford to smoke it if you’ve got anything to do. Anything at all would be foolish."

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