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

Question

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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Answer 1

It isn’t against the law to have taken drugs. You can’t possess them, you can’t sell them, you can’t drive or do other things while intoxicated. But there is no law against consumption. In fact, that would be an overreach of personal rights.