In a recent interview with Vibe Magazine Morgan Freeman sat down and discussed his opinion of marijuana legalization. He’s all for it! Apparently the 77 year old actor became most fond of marijuana after being injured in a car accident in 2008, using marijuana to help him cope with the pain. Freeman also gave us insight to when he was first introduced to the lovely effects of marihuana.
My first wife got me into it many years ago,” he said. “How do I take it? However it comes! I’ll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it! This movement is really a long time coming, and it’s getting legs—longer legs. Now, the thrust is understanding that alcohol has no real medicinal use. Maybe if you have one drink it’ll quiet you down, but two or three and you’re fucked.”
While making a comparison regarding the benefits of marijuana use versus alcohol he also stated how he would go about the legalization process using anecdotes from Woodstock.
“My first wife got me into it many years ago,” he said. “How do I take it? However it comes! I’ll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it! This movement is really a long time coming, and it’s getting legs—longer legs. Now, the thrust is understanding that alcohol has no real medicinal use. Maybe if you have one drink it’ll quiet you down, but two or three and you’re fucked.”