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Singer Michael says cannabis keeps him sane - TV
Reuters ^
| 10/20/2006
Posted on 10/20/2006 2:33:32 PM PDT by Panerai
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star George Michael said smoking cannabis kept him "sane and happy" and appeared to light up a joint during an interview on ITV news channel, ITV said on Friday.
The comments have landed the former Wham! frontman in hot water with mental health groups and drug charities concerned about the message Michael's comments will send to young people.
"All drugs have potential to harm and that is the principal message we need to get across," William Butler, spokesman for the Addaction drugs charity, told the Evening Standard.
A spokeswoman for the 43-year-old singer, who recently embarked on a comeback tour, said he had no comment to make in reaction to the latest controversy.
ITV, which will screen the interview on October 31, said Michael "sparked up" backstage at a gig in Madrid while talking to the channel's South Bank Show.
"George defends his dope habit, saying it keeps him sane and happy. But he admits it's not very healthy. He says it can have a 'terrible, terrible effect'," ITV said on its Web site.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bushesbaby; gaynessisus; georgemichael; truckerlover
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:33:32 PM PDT
by
Panerai
To: Panerai
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:34:17 PM PDT
by
struggle
((The struggle continues))
To: Panerai
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:34:23 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
To: Panerai
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:36:39 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
To: Panerai
This is about the most impugning anecdotal evidence that I've seen about the addictive potential of even marijuana.
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:36:43 PM PDT
by
unspun
(What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
To: Panerai
My wife says chocolate does the same thing.
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:36:56 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If a pug barks and no one is around to hear it... they hold a grudge for a long time!)
To: Panerai
Singer Michael says cannabis keeps him sane It's not working.
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:38:12 PM PDT
by
Dracian
To: Panerai
In which case he needs to graduate to stronger drugs since the cannabis is not cutting it any longer
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:38:15 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(EeevilCon, Snowflake, Conservative Fundamentalist Gun Owning Bush Bot Dittohead reporting for duty!)
To: unspun
I caught that too. But I've seen so many THC addicts that it doesn't surprise me.
As for Georgie: Mental (or spiritual) help is what he needs, not THC
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:38:51 PM PDT
by
eleni121
("Show me just what Mohammed brought:: evil and inhumanity")
To: K4Harty
Dear Mr George Michael;
Might I suggest you try hetrosexuality instead of drugs for that?
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:40:20 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(EeevilCon, Snowflake, Conservative Fundamentalist Gun Owning Bush Bot Dittohead reporting for duty!)
To: Panerai
He could have said, "prodding around in feces keeps me sane and happy" without controversy. What a backwards world we live in.
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
Jaysun
(Idiot Muslims. They're just dying to have sex orgies.)
To: Panerai
This is not a ringing endorsement for legalization.
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:41:30 PM PDT
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: Panerai
Something to take the edge off the pain of reverse bowel evacuation.
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:42:38 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: Panerai
Who the heck thinks George Michael is sane?
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:43:15 PM PDT
by
kawaii
To: Panerai
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posted on
10/20/2006 2:46:33 PM PDT
by
sappy
To: Panerai
Singer Michael says cannabis keeps him sane my transsexual brother says the same thing... go figure... :\
To: Panerai
"George Michael said smoking cannabis kept him "sane and happy"
No it keeps him delusional so he THINKS he's sane and happy.
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:17:44 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business] (...but his head is so tiny...))
To: Panerai
Well, when he's not smoking dope, he's smoking the "baloney pony", so ...
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:52:02 PM PDT
by
gate2wire
(Please Lord, look after 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
To: Panerai
Sane? Is that when you are constantly being awoken by police officers while sleeping in a running car? Seems to happen to him frequently.
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:31:33 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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