Elton John takes a stand against legalization of ‘addictive’ marijuana: ‘One of the greatest mistakes of all time’

nypost.com:

Elton John has strong feelings about the legalization of marijuana.The rock star, who was named Time magazine’s Icon of the Year this week, spoke to the outlet about his storied career, which, for a period of time, was affected by his addiction to drugs and alcohol.

John’s experience with addiction led to his firm stance against marijuana use.“I maintain that it’s addictive,” he said. “It leads to other drugs.

And when you’re stoned — and I’ve been stoned — you don’t think normally.”The singer-songwriter added, “Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.”Time reported that when John was asked if he had similar thoughts to alcohol, he paused and looked at husband David Furnish, who was also present for the interview, for help in answering.

Furnish then gave an answer “suggesting that while alcohol is part of the fabric of society, there are studies that find it’s much less healthy than people believe it to be.”In 1974, the same year John released hits like “Bennie and the Jets” and “Candle in the Wind,” he was introduced to cocaine and eventually became addicted.“You make terrible decisions on drugs,” he recalled. “I wanted love so badly, I’d just take hostages.