(CNN) Neil Young has officially become a "Canarican" after his citizenship application was delayed for months because he smoked weed, he said. The Canadian citizen moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career 54 years ago. He says he started his journey to US citizenship several months ago because he wanted to vote against President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. In a November post on his website, Young criticized President Trump's refusal to acknowledge the role of climate change in exacerbating the 2018 California fires. He said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that the government's inaction on climate change was his primary motivation to start voting.

Source: CNN January 24, 2020 18:22 UTC