Last June, British soul singer Joss Stone was photographed smoking a spliff in public in London. Now, upon the release of her latest album, Colour Me Free, Stone acknowledges, "I smoke cannabis, but I don't think it's really a drug. It's more of a herb. I don't regret saying that.

"Weed has been given this evil stamp, but how is it dangerous? It’s going to make you laugh your arse off? You might go to sleep? I think alcohol is much more harmful. People beat the fuck out of each other on alcohol."

Stone's new album features the track, "4 and 20," and guest performances by Nas, Jeff Beck, Sheila E., Raphael Saadiq and David Sanborn.

The National Drugs Prevention Alliance not happy with Stone's stance. "People like Joss Stone should keep their mouths shut about things like this," says David Raynes. "It is terribly damaging and she clearly hasn't considered the wider effects of the drug, although she clearly didn't get to become a pop star because she is a student of social sciences. We already have a drug culture in the UK and she is simply adding to that."

Stone, 22, replies: "'I’m very honest and I’ve been punished for that over and over again. Every time I say what I think I get shit for it. But that won’t stop me from being an honest person."

Listen to the single "Free Me" here

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Comments (3)

3 Thursday, 12 November 2009 04:48

John Watson

You can learn something about David Raynes here:

http://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/talking-about-cannabis-the-scientology-link/

2 Wednesday, 11 November 2009 13:02

J-Middy

damn right joss. blazin is the shit aint no problem sayin that

1 Tuesday, 10 November 2009 23:57

MAC Ryda 420

David Raynes needs to shut up

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