Joss Stone has been bigging up dope. Which presumably means she'll be fired by Alan Johnson later today. Speaking to Star magazine, Stone says: "I smoke weed, but I don't think it's really a drug. It's more of a herb. I don't regret saying that at all. I think everyone smokes weed and people who say they don't are lying! 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".
Just for the record I don't smoke weed, and I'm not lying when I say so. I do consume a lot of heroin, but I don't think of herion as a drug. It's more of a sherbet really.
Anyway, Stone's dope promoting hasn't gone down well with everyone. David Raynes, head of the National Drugs Prevention Alliance, told reporters: "She should consider the effects that her comments have on other people, especially young fans who look up to her. People like Joss Stone should keep their mouths shut about things like this. 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".
I'm not sure Raynes has anything to worry about. If the cool kids think Stone is smoking dope, they'll be off the drug with immediate effect.