Today, Willie Nelson had some words for the new Attorney General under the Trump administration, Jeff Sessions, about his stance on marijuana in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Attorney General Sessions has made it pretty clear his feelings toward drug use, previously advocating for harsher sentences for drug use across the board including that of marijuana, recreational and medicinal. Sessions stance is at odds with the majority of Americans, with a CBS poll from April showing that 61 percent of Americans favor full legalization—a record high—and that 71 percent feel that the federal government should not interfere with states that have independently legalized the drug. A Quinnipiac poll released around the same time put those numbers at 60 percent and 73 percent, respectively. The CBS poll also noted that an absurdly high 94 percent of respondents felt that people should be able to access medicinal marijuana if a doctor prescribes, while the Quinnipiac poll rang in support at 88 percent.
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As an outspoken advocate for marijuana, in Willie Nelson’s interview, the musician pushes back on Sessions statement that smoking pot is “only slightly less awful” than heroin. After being prompted on his thoughts on Sessions’ (absurd) statement, Nelson stated this: “I wonder if he’s tried both of them. I don’t think you can really make a statement like that unless you tried it all. So I’d like to suggest to Jeff to try it and then let me know later if he thinks he’s still telling the truth!”
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Nelson also touched on Trump’s presidency and the differences in impact across being a politician versus a musician. On Trump, Nelson noted that he knew Donald Trump back when the President “owned some casinos” and that “he always paid me. I had no problems at all. I think he’s stepped into a different world.” When asked if he would run for office, Nelson stated that “you can do more with music than you can with arguments and politics. I think a song will reach more people than any other thing.”
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While Nelson seems quite grounded in the interview, people should not get their hopes up for having the legendary musician in The White House. He noted that fans tell him to run for office all the time and that he’s “come close a couple times,” though he’s always “sobered up” before making the plunge. You can read Willie Nelson’s full interview with Rolling Stone’s Patrick Doyle here.