My priority is work - the writing process - and that’s what I save it for.”Īt least, he did until one show last February. I’m a two or three times a week smoker, a lightweight. This is a guy who jokes that he might face consequences from a lifetime of pot smoking, “but fortunately, I can treat them with medical marijuana.”Īnd a year ago, Maher drolly paid homage to the 4/20 holiday by reciting an original nursery rhyme, “‘Twas the Night Before 4/20,” which included lines such as, “We lit up a joint and ate a pot brownie/ And soon were as high as a young Robert Downey.”īut despite his saucy endorsements, “I’ve always been a very moderate user. He has wisecracked that the conservative magazine The National Review coming out against Donald Trump “is like High Times coming out against me.”
He hastens to add, “People think I probably smoke a lot more than I do.” “But if I’m staring at the blank computer screen sober, I’m thinking, ‘Uh, I don’t want to start this, it’s an ASSIGNMENT!’ Then, as soon as I’m high, which takes about three seconds, it’s, ‘Oh, this is fun! This isn’t an assignment.
“I am hardly the only person in this world who finds pot to be a creative aid,” Maher notes during a recent phone conversation. Meanwhile, there’s a practical consideration: Grass helps him get his writing right. Maher’s vocal support for pot legalization exemplifies his largely libertarian stance. Weed news and interviews: Get podcasts of The Cannabist Show. Video: Remember when Zach Galafianakis lit up a joint on “Real Time”? On the list: Check out the 50 most influential cannabis consumers Happy ending: Bill Maher closes show by getting stoned
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