Why can big celebrities openly admit to taking illegal drugs, and have little to no action taken against them?

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Johnny Depp’s recent trial comes to mind – he openly admitted to doing cocaine but as far as I’m aware no action was taken

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Because *anyone* can do that. It’s not illegal to take drugs, it’s illegal to *possess* drugs.

[The CPS](https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/drug-offences) states: “It is illegal to possess, supply and produce controlled drugs. It is also illegal to import or export drugs, or to allow your premises to be used for drug production.”

The act of doing drugs is not illegal. In jurisdictions where it *is* illegal, you can just say that “Oh, my speech/song was part of entertainment”.

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