In addition to belting out soulful, chart-topping hits, John Legend has also been vocal in recent months on the nation’s controversial marijuana laws.
During a recent appearance on HuffPost Live, the “Made to Love” crooner vocalized his thoughts on the weed debate.
“I think we need to legalize marijuana. There’s no good reason to continue prohibition, and we need to consider ending prohibition in general,” Legend told HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont Hill. “I don’t know if prohibition has ever been an effective way of getting people not to use banned substances,” he went on to say.
“They find a way to use them, criminals find a way to sell them, and a lot of people get killed. A lot of communities get destroyed because of the black market that comes up, because people want something and they find a way to get it ..."
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Legend recently performed "Tonight" and "Made to Love" on the Good Morning America Summer Concerts Series and discussed his upcoming album, Love in the Future, and "Made to Love" tour. This album will be his first in the past five years.
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Made To Love tour dates:
Mon-Oct 21 New York, NY
Tue-Oct 22 Boston, MA
Fri-Oct 25 Atlantic City, NJ
Sun-Oct 27 Mashantucket, CT
Tue-Oct 29 Washington DC
Thu-Oct 31 Durham, NC
Fri-Nov 01 Atlanta, GA
Sun-Nov 03 Miami, FL
Mon-Nov 04 Tampa, FL
Wed-Nov 06 Austin, TX
Thu-Nov 07 Dallas, TX
Sat-Nov 09 Memphis. TN
Sun-Nov 10 Nashville, TN
Tue-Nov 12 Detroit, MI
Wed-Nov 13 Toronto, ONT
Fri-Nov 15 Cleveland, OH
Sat-Nov 16 Chicago, IL
Mon-Nov 18 Milwaukee, WI
Tue-Nov 19 Minneapolis, MN
Thu-Nov 21 Denver, CO
Fri-Nov 22 Salt Lake City, UT
Sun-Nov 24 Vancouver, BC
Mon-Nov 25 Seattle, WA
Wed-Nov 27 Oakland, CA
Sat-Nov 30 Las Vegas, NV
Sun-Dec 01 Los Angeles, CA
Tue-Dec 03 Phoenix, AZ
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