Elton John, who has been sober since 1990, believes marijuana never should’ve been legalized. “I maintain that it’s addictive,” he said in a new interview with Time, which named him Icon of the Year. “It leads to other drugs. And when you’re stoned — and I’ve been stoned — you don’t think normally. Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.”
In the feature, John didn’t address the infection in his right eye that’s rendered him nearly blind, but his husband, David Furnish, told Time he was hopeful. “I just think it’s just gonna take time, right?” Furnish said.
Elsewhere in the interview, John blames the rapid closure of his Broadway musical, Tammy Faye, in part on critics’ post-election mood. “It’s a shame for everyone who put so much work in it,” he said. “But that’s what happens…
