Robbie: ‘I Love Cannabis But It Made Me Fat’
8:26am UK, Tuesday March 09, 2010
Robbie Williams says he loved smoking cannabis – but had to stop because the drug made him fat.
The former Take That singer said he suffered “the munchies” after smoking marijuana and went on mammoth binge-eating sessions.
The comments have angered anti-drug campaigners.
Williams, 36, who has fought a battle against drink, drugs and depression, said cannabis was a “lovely drug” but it did not “mix well with me”.
Speaking to the Radio Times, the troubled star said: “Did you see me last year? Have a look at last year. Yep. Year of the Munchie 2009.
“Weed, it’s such a lovely drug. It is such a lovely drug. But it doesn’t mix well with me – at all.
“It doesn’t take much to trigger – I mean, I’ll get psychosis from having this cup of tea!
“Seriously. The caffeine in that’s enough. Yeah. A cup of tea will make me feel like s***.
Williams has fought depression
“But it’s just a shame about weed, because I did love it.”
Williams, who won the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the Brit Awards last month, said he became so depressed that he did not care if he died after going into rehab on his 33rd birthday for addiction to prescription drugs.
“I was dying. I got to the point where I really, genuinely didn’t care. I’d just got fat and depressed before. Then this one was like, ‘you might die’,” he said.
The star’s comments about cannabis have been criticised by the drugs information service Frank.
Nurse Chris Hudson said cannabis could trigger mental health problems in some users.
“Cannabis messes with your mind – and reactions can be more powerful with stronger strains such as skunk, which is around twice as potent,” he said.
“Mental health problems associated with using cannabis include paranoia, panic attacks and anxiety and depression. The risks increase the more you use it.”
