Sunday 5 June 2011

Richard Branson: I gave my magistrate dad a joint - mirror.co.uk

Sir Richard Branson (Pic:Getty)

Sir Richard Branson (Pic:Getty)

VIRGIN tycoon Sir Richard Branson has revealed he once smoked a cannabis joint with his magistrate father.

The 60-year-old said he introduced retired solicitor ­Edward and mother Eve to ­marijuana during a holiday on the ­Indonesian island of Bali.

Sir Richard, who has also ­admitted smoking drugs with son Sam, 26, said: “I think most parents should ­experience dope in their lifetime.

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“If you drink gin and ­tonic, why not see it as an ­alternative?”

He said his parents “laughed their heads off” and “had a delightful evening” after taking the drug, which carries a 14-year sentence for dealing in the UK.

This week Sir Richard, worth £2.58billion, joined Dame Judi Dench, Julie ­Christie and Sting to sign a letter to Prime ­Minister ­David Cameron to ­decriminalise possession of drugs.

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