Quitting from a long time habit is not easy and it will take a lot of courage, dedication, and willingness to succeed but it’s never too late to start a new life. Here’s a list of some of the celebrities who said goodbye to pot smoking.
1) Mark Wahlberg
An actor, producer, businessman, model and a former rapper who was once a weed aficionado but decided to quit the habit for the sake of his kids, especially that her daughter mistakenly thought that the weed smell on his clothes was skunk scent.
2) Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi is an American actor and recording artist who’s been famous for his songs and weed smoking habit but he finally quitted on 2011 followed by his Twitter post in April fool’s day saying that he’s happy with his new self.
3) Paul McCartney
The former Beatles member is known for his infamous arrest in Japan due to pot possession in 1980 and admitted that he has been smoking weed since 1960’s but on February 2012, months before his 70th birthday, he announced that he was trying to quit weed smoking for the sake of his 8-year-old daughter. Said that his parental responsibilities kicked in and he had his fair share of smoking years and that it was time for him to say goodbye to his habit.
4) Lady Gaga
Known for being the little Monster leader and unabashed weed smoker, Lady Gaga confessed that she smoked up to 15 joints a day to numb her hip injury-induced pain but decided to minimize her dosage after her successful hip surgery with the help of her performance artist friend Marina Abramovic.
5) Travis Barker
The Blink 182 drummer started on quitting pot smoking in 2012 when he was diagnosed with 6 ulcers and Barret’s esophagus. He was infamous due to his pot smoking addiction.
6) Niel Young
The rock legend has been a brazen pot smoker for 40 years and even used his addiction as his songwriting inspiration. He finally quit smoking to focus on his 2012 memoir entitled Waging Heavy Peace.
7) Tyler, the Creator
A rapper, music video creator, record producer and a former weed user but decided to come down due to his New Year’s eve of 2009 experience which he described as the worst time in his life when he can’t even take Benadryl without slurring.
8) Method Man
Clifford Smith is a rapper, actor and record producer who has been bold about his cannabis-smoking habit. He started phasing out cannabis since 2011 because he wants to change the perception of people about him being “always high on MJ”.
9) Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha is an American hip-hop artist who has been linked to marijuana smoking. When he experienced another anxiety attack, that’s when he finally decided to come down for good.
10) George Michael
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou or famously known as George Michael had several marijuana arrests. In August 2010, he was convicted of driving under the influence of cannabis and was sentenced to 4 weeks imprisonment. In August 2011, his camp declared that he quitted using pot after undergoing substance abuse counseling, pneumonia and recovering from a 3-week coma.
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