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Maren Morris: ‘I Can’t Write When I’m High’

Maren Morris talked candidly with Bustle about her love of marijuana and how she acts when she gets high. Maren said, “I can’t write when I’m high. I wish I…

Maren Morris: 'I Can’t Write When I’m High'
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Maren Morris talked candidly with Bustle about her love of marijuana and how she acts when she gets high.

Maren said, "I can’t write when I’m high. I wish I could. It’s just the way my brain works. I internalize everything when I’m stoned, and not in a fun way for writing. But I definitely have a good relationship with marijuana."

She added, "I really wish the rest of the country could legalize it, and let’s all move on because it’s not harmful. It’s definitely helpful to me with depression and anxiety. I just use it to chill at the end of the day and go to sleep. I can’t go to parties [high] and socialize, but I’m jealous of those who can."

Maren is releasing new music on March 25. She posted to Instagram of her upcoming Humble Quest album, "Been biting my tongue behind a smile...1 month till #HumbleQuest 🛣️."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.