Mick Jagger Explains Exactly Why Drugs Need to Be Legalized

Mick Jagger on Larry King explains why the drug war must end - to put an end to the violence that occurs in the black market drug trade. Drug prohibition has failed so it is time to legalize and regulate drugs so that all the profit is removed from selling them, thus ending the violence caused by prohibition in the first place.

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

His face looks normal, just aging in a normal way. He's chosen not to mess it up with plastics or have it stretched. And not injected with what ever the heck everyone else is doing.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Thank goodness! I hate these celebrities who ruin their good looks thinking they are prolonging their youth, but aren't.

[@creamydistortion]

He's always been very handsome...

[@paddyskate]

A lot of hair for his age though

[@jimmyc2895]

Um,the topic is his opinion about drug's

[@MSuyay]

I know people older than him that look so much better and haven't got any surgery done

[@kourtneesherman4376]

people are saying his face is fucked up because drugs , I mean yes that's some what why.. but it's called getting old lol

[@wojciechjankowski5707]

Also, if drugs make you look like this at 70 then I'm going out right now to get me some heroin.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Kourtnee Sherman Which 'people'.."say"...that ? Anyway Jagger never took hard drugs. A bit of cocaine,weed and alcohol in very moderate doses. Jagger wouldn't say that ofcourse,because as the savvy businessman he is , he's still perpetuating The Stones' badboy image ,which worked wonders for them. It's mostly Richards who was into heavy dope.

[@keefriff99]

+Wojciech Jankowski Keith was the heroin user, not Mick.

[@keefriff99]

+Kourtnee Sherman What's fucked up about his face?? He's 70 years old and in incredibly good shape...that means he has very little excess facial fat, which causes a gaunt, hollowed-out look as the skin sags.

[@BKNeel1]

It's called aging

[@w.kamaranjoku1712]

His voice doesn't sound like an old guy's voice.

[@branaa09]

Wisdom Wissy He sounds like Mick Jagger

[@wankstallion]

branaa09 funny that

[@ivanbroussdelattre2543]

JAGGER IS JAGGER !!!

[@exile1962]

Mick Is Mick

[@foljs5858]

A man is as old as the woman he feels

[@kentonkirkpatrick5225]

The message we've got to make clear to the children is that "legal" is not the same as "good for you".

[@pajodato5339]

The childrens of who?

[@kentonkirkpatrick5225]

That's "The children of whom?"@@pajodato5339

[@BlackRaven156]

I wish people would stop knocking Mick, the more I learn about him, the more I like him.I know this, I was lucky enough to see the stones at a small venue with about 300 people. He looked right at us & genuinely paid attention to our expressions and how much fun we were having. He always moved to the quietest part of the crowd and then moved on only after everyone was excited. I was touched by how much he cared about us as an audience when we were such a small audience. He didn't have to care

[@showmevids1984]

Seems a pretty nice affable guy as far as child trafficking pedos go 👍

[@Jay-407]

amazing after all this he doesnt look a day over 105

[@littlejimmyscumbag2551]

LMAOOOO

[@donorne92]

Best

[@abigailhynesmurphy]

@@DMBGirl1234 oK boomer.

[@omarcapaso7156]

@@DMBGirl1234 when people say they have a sense a humor most of the time they don’t have a sense of humor

[@omarcapaso7156]

@@DMBGirl1234 also are you automatically saying that old=ugly? You’re literally mad over nothing. Old doesn’t not equal ugly.

[@rossmartin9054]

Alcohol is one of the most harmful drugs we have, yet it is one of the only legal ones. Drug addiction is a health issue not a criminal issue. Imagine if we put alcoholics in prison. They would come out worse than they were before.

[@lewisprice4482]

Ross Martin I will honestly say I take all kind of drugs ranging from lsd to cocaine, MDMA to pills and I can honestly say it does no harm whatsoever when taken in proportion and when they are of good quality

[@shaunvable]

No alcohol is good. Lots of rich cocksuckers are making lots of money off the alcoholics. Let's just ignore this horrible legal drink and focus on stuff that isn't as bad.

[@madbear3512]

@@shaunvable You should say the same about coke and the big time drug dealers

[@lokifreedom970]

Alcohol is for the stubborn, arrogant, Egoful. It is the worst depressive drug. Totally useless.

[@djclarke2832]

drugs make people irrational, especially those who don't take them….

[@LTH.DLM.]

great comment

[@bthbracco5472]

lol

[@blooddonor70]

Saw them in 89, one of the highlights of my life!

[@shivapejman8155]

Same!!

[@philgillies7918]

One of the most fascinating people on the planet.

[@pauloriglasso2788]

I 'm hearin ya man!

[@haumea420]

💯

[@winstonsmith502]

With plastic surgery so rampant it can be jarring to see an aged star who has not submitted to it. And why should he, he's Mick Freakin Jagger!

[@mordantvistas4019]

MIck Jagger always gets pulled into the room BECAUSE its Mick Jagger. That way ol' officer Fatty McPuffinstuff can tell their friends a cool story about Mick Jagger. Some people use drugs, some people use people.

[@joehardy8673]

Some people use drugs, some people use people that’s a great quote

[@ketchup5344]

best thing ive heard in a while. very very true

[@janosk8392]

Only users lose drugs.

[@michaelreidperry3256]

He's a professionally-minded man.

[@jupitorious7925]

Yes exactly

[@kellywark5149]

Very

[@dazzwoof4943]

He’s a junky

[@mistaskeem]

He studied in the London School of Economics, he his a great eye for business, thats one of the reasons why The Stones are still here, packing venues and are the greatest and biggest Rock & Roll band in the World.

[@Betrayerslayer]

Well, ya have to be today. Lacking in many

[@fransnagel]

legalizing drugs would decrease crime-rate by 95% or more

[@Stonecrow25]

Hence why drugs are illegal. They aren’t giving up those huge budgets.

[@Pete-z6e]

Bet it doesn’t, that’s just something people say,sounds good at the time.

[@derrickbird9676]

Worked for Portugal

[@fransmith8992]

@@Pete-z6e street gangs would go broke if drugs were legalized. crime would definetley go down.

[@Pete-z6e]

@@fransmith8992 , apart from dopers stealing everything that is not bolted down you mean?

[@davehshs651]

Portugal decriminalized all drugs several years ago, and its drug problems decreased greatly. Prohibition creates crime and is incredibly stupid.

[@AssinnippiJack]

Mick only play acted the dissipated lifestyle of those unfortunates who drowned in it all. He knew & cared more than the others that for the Stones to survive and create an everlasting $$$$ legacy one had to be sharp, attentive, savy and both physically & mentally alert. He's the only reason that band is still performing to sold out audiences.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Indeed....he's a very astute businessman....and an amazing entrepeneur.....who's still acting "Mick Jagger" today.... Without him "Keef"...would've been a petty thief,yet without Richards Jagger would've become a very successful but anonymous businessman...

[@VitoD226]

@@PAULLONDEN mick was in the London school of economics, I'm sure he would've been fine

[@tonypap1]

Sir Mick is the master of answering a question without answering a question. He's too smart for Larry King..... he was too smart for Ed Sullivan and will continue to be too smart for ANY journalist that tries to corner him into a friendly media sound bite!!!!!!! Jagger loves being an "enigma" and will always be one. Long live Lord Mick !!!!

[@shivapejman8155]

Yes!!

[@Gauchothedog]

Being on a Stage is already a strong good feel drug.

[@sebasdebordeaux8347]

Yes I suppose !

[@baseballeddie1177]

Mick is very interesting to listen to. Top ten for me easily.

[@SilvioCNeri]

What hell this guy used in the hair? look that! is perfect, 70 years and he have a gorgeous hair like this. envy!

[@lukessummerguitar]

He was 65 when this was filmed.

[@Tallmark1]

Probably a hairpiece.

[@aliengrey6052]

It’s called a wig

[@Cream1968]

Hair club for men, same with McCartney

[@patrickguitar8676]

Wiggins out

[@MrKastaway66]

Tomorrow I'm wearing a red dress shirt, tie, suspenders, and blue jeans. A classic look.

[@billmiller5741]

Mick Jagger the Icon of rock 'n' roll. How I wish for him to have 2 hour conversation with Howard Stern to share the insights of the best feel good music of our life. The Rolling Stones.

[@WinkysWorldPsionicParallax]

what a smart man.

[@glendale6]

London school of economics

[@angelicbeing8931]

He aged very graceful and works out hard to stay in shape .

[@peterhaynes8258]

The Stones are a Brilliant Band & give them credit, their still packing out venues, who in this business don't dabble?

[@CrisisWalkins]

Did you listen to the interview? Have you heard of Lenny Bruce? Have you ever met a lawyer? Who in any business on earth doesn’t dabble?

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@CrisisWalkins I don't dabble.

[@jamesoclaire4512]

@@hugolafhugolafnothing wrong with trying new things just once or twice, but more power to you, I guess.

[@DetroitLives313]

His youngest son is 12 years younger than his grandson and 2 years younger than his great grandchild! You go Mick! LOL!

[@rowanmelton7643]

Damn. I bet their Christmas' are confusing

[@janosk8392]

And he will inherit it all when they die.

[@gobigorange]

I vote Mick for President

[@slashuur8760]

He's definitely no politician or scientist but he pretty much got it. When you outlaw things that aren't real crimes, you still create real criminals.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Mick Jagger still the fittest man in rock music.

[@Bonesph]

@Sam Myers No he doesn't

[@slowshop]

He is a smart man and that shows in every interview.

[@guyNbluejeans]

Pretty amazing dude that had an incredible life and gave the world some of the absolute best music that (hopefully) we'll always have.

[@Brendonmakesmesmile]

“You were never convicted?” “I think i was” lol downplaying to the max, i’m sure he will never forget that night he spent in jail thinking he would be there for the next month or more

[@groovium2552]

I was just about to comment about the mess of 1967 lol

[@mikeoxlong7268]

Rookies

[@JFK1180]

He is just in staggering good condition. The man still has the energy of 5 stallions, still giving it all onstage and he is what? In his 70's. That really blows me away!

[@ChrisSkinnerrn]

In 60's England, 18 was old for being at Grammar (Secondary) School< I know as I was there. Mick Jagger has always been quite intelligent - and it shows in his song writing, with Keith Richards

[@enriquem.zanonsanfeliu1221]

Mick Jagger. That guy is very Nice!!

[@leoscheifler]

Ppl caring about how they look is terrible..... man they are legends their souls are amazing!!! Wish I could get to his age as good as him

[@shadrach6299]

He seems like a happy person.

[@jamesl9371]

Yeah! Legalize and regulate all drugs and take the distribution of drugs away from the criminals

[@1KevinsFamousChili1]

this is the first Larry King interview i've seen where he actually enjoyed it

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

Thanks for the info. Very Enlightening.

[@KimLong-v4i]

I Love that early 70s feel and the music..

[@mordantvistas4019]

Wow, it's all so simple. Personal responsibility. If you commit a crime, then punish according to the crime committed. What caused the crime should be irrelevant. But creating laws that make it a crime to commit a crime against yourself is MAD! It's actually against the law to commit suicide in the US. That is the best example of legislative insanity. If one is smoking cannabis, what crime has been committed towards the general welfare of society? NONE. Should that cannabis user, neglect his consideration for society and commit a crime that infringes on someone else, then they should be charged accordingly. Supporting alcohol, and banning drugs is cowardice. Either ban everything that alters ones mental and physical abilities or legalize everything with applicable degrees of regulation.

[@TheAndyroid]

In the UK there is now a blanket ban on all things that can alter your mental state, barring those on an exempted list (first draft didn't include oxygen!). The same law was passed in Ireland several years earlier and it actually increased the use of so-called 'legal highs'. Theresa May knew this, as did all other MPs present, but they went ahead and did it anyway because it fits their idea of what should work. Truth is, the drugs are now unregulated, not taxed and all profits go to criminal organisations.

[@mordantvistas4019]

TheAndyroid Good golly you'll miss "Molly". The UK should see record incarceration shortly. I wasn't sure if the UK had privatized prison, but when you said a ban on everything I immediately thought, "I bet they have private sector prisons". Sure enough they do! There is an alarming correlation of legislation and imprisonment. Keep the prison manufacturers in steady supply of labor. Slavery is alive and well in western "civilization". Enslave as many people as you can and have them work for free producing products for corporations. We are living in an episode of Black Mirror. There is a blanket ban on all things that can alter your mental state! I suspect alcohol made the exempt list. The people of the UK should demand alcohol illegal as well. Ban everything and demonstrate the true nature of censorship. Force every politician to state that alcohol DOES NOT alter ones mental state. If they say it does, force them to prohibit it. Pick one or the other. Colorado is becoming the new "New" Amsterdam. The more the world starts clamping down the more traffic and money Colorado is going to make. Too bad for the UK, gun violence will be on the rise substantially now. Of course the media will blame that on drugs, not legislation. See US for details. Good luck

[@ennbee2051]

"Cause me and Keef want some ganja, man! Well alright"!

[@Headmasterritual92]

Actually, mick jagger was at LSE for a year before he quit, and alledgedly they tried to convince him to stay at school, but he didn't because the stones were taking off. The fact that he got into LSE in the first place to study economics (harder by the way than getting in to study economics at oxford or cambridge) shows that actually, Mick is pretty switched on. All you have to do is hear him do enough interviews to realise that.

[@jamesireland7043]

Drugs don't need to be legalized, clean living just needs to be realized.

[@kubiksahara]

''...OF COURSE I HAVE!"

[@rickwiglyjr7422]

Drugs n booze do ruin lifes n familys im a former Herion addict turned alcoholic n done everything n the book, but legalizing would deff stop gang violence n people have the right to live how they want, it's your life not the govt u know my grandma still smoke s n she diein but its her choice and hers alone you know when things r legal u have the choice should I smoke or drink no one is forcing you. Like someone said above it a health issue not a criminal one...

[@22dedeurwaerder]

Booze do!, and it's legal, don't you wonder why they sell it and not the rest?. Alcohol, the most dangerous drug!.

[@jonesy2111]

It's such a equivocal question and I became addicted to opiates after an injury and being prescribed too much which led to me crossing the line of heroin /addiction and eventually being busted which actually led to me being clean for 7 years now- and honestly I occasionally think about drugs but I'm much more together and happy without them.

[@kimbennett2369]

I am a Stones tragic.. They would not be any where near celebrating 50 years of success if it was not for Mick Jagger. I love all of them & have done so for past 34 years since I was 12. Love them .

[@jamesl9371]

Good book about the war on drugs = Chasing the Scream

[@johnscialfa7391]

great interview...larry was a king

[@bluesborn]

When Mick mentions the stage not being a place "where you wanna be out of control" I wonder if the shadow of Altamont passed through his mind like it did mine.

[@irishelk3]

Fucking love the Rolling stones, Mick jagger deserves more credit, he wrote some of the best songs of all time.

[@AndyMangele]

+irishelk What do you mean by "more credit"? He's on top of the world anyway!

[@irishelk3]

Andy Mangele Yeah i suppose so.

[@kickodude]

Have to say, whether I agree with his opinion or not, Jagger is not just some stupid hippy for thinking this. He's educated. I like that.

[@TheFrog767]

Take the money away from the drug barons.

[@jdunaway65]

Ain't that the truth! I can't remember the specific questions, but I remember when he interviewed Clapton there were one or two questions that, when he asked them all I could say is "are you SERIOUS?"

[@tommyboyfitness]

The number one front man of all time!

[@donnievick3076]

If anyone things legalization across the board doesn't work, then, look into Portugal and how it has worked since they legalized all drugs.

[@richyrma7349]

Song at the beginning of video?

[@rgaleny]

Drug laws need to be rethought in a truly objective way. But, forces of fear, prejudice and simple self serving greed make it a tough battle.

[@marcpennington8455]

It’s amazing how smart people are when they get old.

[@dannycorsaro546]

I agree! Legal is the way to go

[@cathyzalipski5216]

mick can do what ever he wants.

[@geoffduke1356]

...... "probably"... Absolutely class

[@theselector4733]

What u gotta luv bout rock stars like Mick, Paul Mac and Noel Gallagher etc....is that whilst they obviously took drugs (amount prob exaggerated by the media) they always seem so relaxed and laid back in talking about em, as tho they're no big deal. I think if these guys were so out of it and drug crazed there's no way they would've been so successful. Somewhere in that RnR lifestyle there must've been room for discipline, a tough work ethic and heaps of ambition & desire for success.

[@fadingfast7734]

as Keef has said to me on more than one occasion..and I tell you know MICK' fears no needle!!

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Is this Spinal Tap? ... lol 🤣

[@trojanhorseme1]

What's the song in the beginning?

[@alexpollock6932]

Torn and Frayed

[@trojanhorseme1]

@@alexpollock6932 thank you!

[@davethebest123]

@peggy Cherney the song is called torn and frayed

[@Helivz]

@nomiclas "You can never unremove a habit." Unfortunately for some: Jim Morrison, Chris Farley, Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi, just to name a few..... The drug habit removed them.

[@kennethlatham3133]

Mick Jagger was/is a fantastic lyricist. That gets lost in all the blathering about his hair and his face, drugs, jumping around, women, arrests, fashion, favourite breakfast cereal, etc. If you ever get a chance to get away from all that nonsense, take a moment to consider the words to "As Tears Go By", "19th Nervous Breakdown", "Paint it Black", "Jumping Jack Flash", "Sympathy For the Devil". It's not all "baby baby baby" or "my love is a flower, blah blah blah". Singable, yet thoughtful.

[@MrGaditana]

Great Man.

[@mr.authentic2505]

what a quote damn nice 1 mick

[@joseluis8291]

I disagree about the legalization of drugs, but everyone have the right to give his or her opinion

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

ML8593wy legalize it, and tax the fuck out of it! And that's coming from someone who has almost never smoked it!

[@DavidfromBA]

+Straylight100 Very well said. You can't legislate vice away. They tried that with alcohol back in the twenties, and it was an unmitigated failure that made criminals of otherwise law-abiding citizens overnight. Hypocrisy writ large.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

***** You have schooled me! I bow in your presence oh great one!

[@mordantvistas4019]

Does that go for alcohol too? Whatever tax placed on cannabis, alcohol should receive double the amount. Merit alone can demonstrate that alcohol has a greater negative effect on society versus cannabis. By the way, an excessive excise tax will only keep the illegal and deadly crime syndicates in business. So I guess secretly heavy taxation is code for supporting criminal cartels.

[@mordantvistas4019]

Taxation should be scaled on an actual level of social harm. Tobacco should have the highest taxation, then firearms, and alcohol. The CDC data shows 29,000 deaths annually from alcohol. 33,636 from firearms, 31,000 from falling, 34,000 from cars, 480,000 tobacco. 0 for cannabis. Hmmm, pretty easy to see how to scale the tax bracket for some of these items. Falling should still be free though. "Taxing the fuck out of it" guy is clueless. Still stuck in 80's ideology, loving the Marlboro Man, This Buds for you, Solo Cups, and Ronald Reagan. You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.--TL

[@soaringvulture]

Jagger's making sense here. Fronting the Stones is like operating heavy equipment; you don't want to do it on drugs.

[@Dionysos37]

Larry's "professional" habit was never to do any homework or prep (no doubt he learned it in "journalism school." So he tells Mick "you were never convicted on a drug charge," and of course Mick straightens him out.

[@s4lroachclip]

Every time I play Skyrim and go into a tomb, Mick comes after me. Sometimes I wake up the whole band from their slumber and they attack with ancient nordic weapons. I half expect them to wake up and start jamming...

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

Hey, does anyone know what Rolling Stone song is playing in the beginning of this clip. I would greatly appreciate some feedback. Thank you!!

[@swapnilyadav5492]

Fucking Legend.

[@MOVIEBOY-qx2xb]

Get to your special place, buddy! LMFAO! Mick cracks me up.

[@MieLandell]

This intervju ❤😂was long time ago think they smoke sometime on performance and even drink alchohol they are Rockstar😊so see that when they was in tour in 2022 Mick was drunk mamy time 😮and Jeith and Ron to and they even Smoke some thing before performance look at their eyes😮❤❤❤buth I love them all very much so I dont care if they do it when they play on stage.Long öive Rolling Stones❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊

[@ghodium]

being on stage "not a place you want to be out of control", even iggy pop seemed to, eventually, learn this ;)

[@usaearthling]

Mick has been around long enough to know what he's talking about. If you don't like what he has to say, don't listen, the caption tells you what the discussion is about. I love you Nick, you are still the one. Behind every successful man is a pack of haters.

[@steveconn]

Torn and Frayed played on Larry King. A sign of the apocalypse.

[@MsDhamma]

thank You, Michael, very much!!!!!

[@lukaswint7067]

Drugs are the flavour of life.

[@alexbowman7582]

Make them compulsory.

[@pmadamson]

Mick is one of the luckier ones still being here. Jimmy Hendrix,Janice Joplin and many more fell victim of it. Must admit though Mick does come across as professional and having seen the Stones Live have to say they put on a top notch performance.

[@keefriff99]

+Peter M. Adamson Mick has always been extremely professional and in control. I'm sure he used plenty of cocaine socially in the '70s and '80s, but he never got into the junkie/upper/downer lifestyle. That's really what killed off so many rockers in the '70s.

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

Intelligent man Mick Jagger

[@sean6992]

Mick looks like he's 90 but he speaks like he's 30

[@davecallton1265]

It worked for Portugal.

[@BarbarasUrates]

GAD isn't caused by the drug, what happens is that when a person has an underlying psychiatric problem it becomes exasperated by the drug. If a person has GAD and takes the drug, it becomes worse, but the panic wears off with the drug. Also the same with psychosis, or "derealasation" as you put it. These drugs don't cause psychiatric problems. They exasperate them. You can't lump what you've heard about LSD or PCP and apply them to the drugs that I specifically mentioned.

[@yordanstefanov5570]

Mick Jagger aged fast from 1970 to 1980. Guess why? After that he looked same. Same thing goes to Keith. I'm glad they abanded drugs after that.

[@DelaHazey]

Yeah kids, dont do marinara

[@FormueFokusTV]

I have never been taking drugs, but his argue is brilliant, but trying to control a thing u cannot control u create violence & incontrol.

[@humbertojimmy]

Everybody depends on "drugs" just to get up in the morning and face the day, special proteins (endorphins) assure that for us, by playing "opiates" and providing natural euphoria. When one's body no longer is able to produce natural endorphins, it becomes a natural self right to restore them with whatever is available. That's why any action taken to make sure an addict doesn't get his fix is a crime by itself!! People should have the right to seek and use whatever makes them feel good.

[@ronnieo9571]

Unless, Jimmy David, those people begin to be a problem in that they can no longer afford their fix, and because they do not wish to go through a withdraw they start to steal from others to get what they need. Unfortunately this seems to become a big problem. If it were not a problem I suppose no one would really give a shit who does what. But no one likes to walk down a public street and be pan handled aggressively, or robbed, or have to see homeless addicts sleeping or standing in a nod on the sidewalk or middle of the street. Who pays for those people? Who has to fix them when they can't fix themselves. All of that gets quite expensive. I mean I agree with you regarding the basic premise of what you are saying but have you ever walked through a park and seen 10 or 15 illegal aliens huffing gasoline or solvents? Why do they do it? Sometimes I think that what would be best is if they researched looking for the perfect euphoric drug and legalized it, maybe its already here in Marijuana, but even that becomes a problem for people. The flip side of those who like to get together with friends twice a year and do lines of good coke are those that immediately start shooting it, daily , and robbing others to get it, loose everything they have and wind up in the gutter begging for a crack rock. Now someone has to pay to scoop them out of the gutter, jail them, feed them, rehabilitate them, etc etc again and again.

[@jamesl9371]

The damage and crime is mostly because they are illegal

[@Chikalita2]

Haha "Course I have!"

[@nomiclas]

it's not really about the drugs,it's more about the pain in our lives and the need to slow it down.i just feel bad for the people who get involved by expermenting.sometimes its just a mistake.you can never unremove a habit.

[@zinger52]

I think Mick hit it right with the comment or remark 'manage drugs' need more be said we inexorably fail every time

[@pepperco100]

Why do celebrities think because they're famous their opinion matters?

[@georgelange5272]

This is the first interview I have seen that he actually is nice in my opinion

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

His comments are on point.