He’s American icon and at 86 he can do what he likes….
UPI reports
Nelson had credited marijuana with saving his life in the May issue of Rolling Stone, and reiterated the sentiment during the interview.
“I used to smoke two or three packs of cigarettes a day and drink whatever there was there to drink. I had pneumonia four or five times, my lung collapsed, I almost died,” the star shared.
“I said, ‘Wait a minute. I ain’t getting that high off of Chesterfields.’ So I throw out the cigarettes, rolled up 20 joints, stuck it in there. I haven’t had a cigarette since,” he said.
