Inside Keith Richards' History With Drugs
Out of all the places, Keith Richards may have a hard time forgetting Canada. The year was 1977. Canadian police found an ounce of heroin in Richards' room, and the rocker was looking at a lengthy prison sentence, as the charges would also include drug trafficking. Much drama followed the incident.
Richards posted bond and asked for a special visa to let him undergo an addiction program in the U.S. Richards later wrote in his memoir "Life" that at his court hearings, "there were five to six hundred people outside every time I turned up in court, chanting, 'Free Keith, free Keith.'"
Nothing much became of the case. According to CBC, Richards was released with a community-service sentence, which he served by playing a benefit concert for the blind. Richards may have got lucky as one of his fans, Rita, pleaded on his behalf. However, the Toronto incident was not all. Over the years, Richards has been charged several times for drug usage and possession — so much so that the French government had no choice but to exile him.
However, there was a reason behind Richard's persistence with drugs, one that he said allowed him to consume it more than other people.
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