LONDON: Alanis Morissette has opened up about her love of marijuana, insisting the drug helps in her songwriting process.

The Ironic hitmaker has spoken about her cannabis use in a candid interview with High Times magazine, which is accompanied by a photo shoot taken in a marijuana garden in California.

Morissette admits the plant is useful in unlocking her creative potential.

She tells the publication, “I’m all about moderation — as best I can be. As an artist, there’s a sweet jump-starting quality to it (marijuana) for me. I have often felt telepathic and receptive to inexplicable messages my whole life.

I can stave those off

when I’m not high. When I’m high — well, they come in and there’s less of a veil, so to speak. So if ever I need some clarity... or a quantum leap in terms of writing something, it’s a quick way for me to get to it.”