These stars of the stage, screen, sports and more have smoked and liked Cannabis. We’ve rounded up the quotes that give us a bigger boost than our morning coffee.
“Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” —Bob Marley
“Weed is for the people. It’s the people’s weed.” —Jonah Hill
“I smoked pot in college, and in the Army…” —Al Gore
“The marijuana paradox: although associated with increased appetite and calorie consumption, regular use of cannabis protects against diabetes and obesity. How it manages to do so, however, is still anybody’s guess!” —The Fitness Doc
“Cannabis is just way too healthy for a sick health care system.” —Sebastian Marincolo
“When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.” —Bob Marley
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.” —Carl Sagan
“Is marijuana addictive? Yes, in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating.” —Richard Neville
“To inspire himself, he lit up a marijuana cigarette, excellent Land-O-Smiles brand.” —Philip K. Dick
“When you smoke marijuana, you are in the moment and you are happy. You forget about any worries of the past or the future.” —Tommy Chong
“Smoking marijuana, as long as you leave the nicotine out of it, is certainly no more damaging than having a drink, and I suspect better for you than having a drink.” —Richard Branson
“I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is a flower. God put it here.” —Willie Nelson
“Marijuana is a very dangerous drug. Some people smoke it just once and go directly into politics.” —Barry Crimmins
“Marijuana is quite possibly the finest of intoxicants. It has been scientifically proven, for decades, to be much less harmful to the body than alcohol when used on a regular basis.” —Nick Offerman
“That is not a drug. That’s a leaf.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I know you’re supposed to tell kids not to do drugs, but, kids, do it! Do weed! Don’t do the other stuff, but weed is good!” —Kevin Smith
“Smoke weed every day.” —Snoop Dogg
“A bag of weed, a bag of weed. Everything is better with a bag of weed.” —Stewie and Brian Griffin
“I think pot should be legal. I don’t smoke it, but I like the smell of it.” —Andy Warhol
“Alcohol and marijuana, if used in moderation, plus loud, usually low-class music, make stress and boredom infinitely more bearable.” —Kurt Vonnegut
“Marijuana should be legalized. All drugs should be legalized. I’m tired of all the best party people being caged.” —Thor Benson
“Marijuana is fuel for a creative mind. F*** this prohibition.” —A.K. Kuykendall
“It smelled overwhelmingly of floral air fresheners being used to disguise the scent of marijuana, which works like a charm if you only ask the people smoking the marijuana.” —Mandy Ashcroft
“A friend with weed is a friend indeed.” —Pops O’Donnell
“And, to be honest, if weed is a gateway drug, then I really did hop the fence, but sometimes I can’t help but miss the sticky-sweet warmth of a good old fashioned hot box.” —Kris Kidd
“I definitely believe marijuana helps with menstruation. Since I started smoking pot, my girlfriend’s period has become painless for me.” —Randy Kagan
“I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here Dad’ — or, more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’” —Keith Richards
“It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics dope and all of that stuff. It is a thousand times better than whiskey. It is an assistant and a friend.” —Louis Armstrong
“The biggest killer on the planet is stress, and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.” —Willie Nelson
“I’ve never heard of anybody smoking a joint and going on a rampage. It makes you lie around on the floor and look at the ceiling. What’s wrong with that?” —Billy Bob Thornton
“I hope they legalize marijuana, and when they do I’ll be the first fucking person in line to buy my pack of joints.” —Megan Fox
“If you ain’t got a good job and you ain’t smoking weed, then I don’t know what the f*** you are doin’ with your life.” —Katt Williams
“I have always loved marijuana. It has been a source of joy and comfort to me for many years. And I still think of it as a basic staple of life, along with beer and ice and grapefruits — and millions of Americans agree with me.” —Hunter S. Thompson
“Smoking helped put me in touch with the realm of the senses.” —Hugh Hefner
“When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” —Barack Obama