Melissa Etheridge reveals she smokes up with kids

Singer and activist Melissa Ethiridge opened up about her habit of smoking cannabis with her family. The 55-year-old singer, started using the herb when she was going through chemotherapy and is now trying to break the stigma around the drug. JustJared.com reports that Melissa revealed that she smokes with her adult children, 20-year-old Bailey and 18-year-old Beckett.

“I have smoked with my older two. It was funny at first, and then they realised, it’s a very natural, end-of-the-day (thing)…And it brings you much closer. I’d much rather have a smoke with my grown kids than a drink,” she said and added, “My children have a very clear understanding of cannabis. When I hold it without shame or confusion, then they can understand it as simple as if I was pointing to a bottle of Percocet and said, ‘That’s Mama’s medicine.’ You take the naughtiness out of it, and it’s not something that kids run to.”