5 Famous Writers Who Smoked Weed and Let Their Creativity Flow

Weed helps artists tap into their creativity. Even writers have found weed helpful to produce some beautiful sonnets and novels. Here is a list of top 5 famous writers who have let their creativity flow while indulging in smoking weed.

Stephen King

Stephen King is known for his ingenious way of writing, especially his contribution in the horror and thriller genre. He has written 55 novels and has received numerous accolades for his eccentric characters and storylines. Apart from being a writer, he was also a heavy user of weed. Those two things may have come hand-in-hand for him to be glorious in his endeavours. He was addicted to smoking Weed and doing Cocaine during his The Shining and Cujo era. He sought inspiration in the fumes of the smoke and the high it would have given him. In an interview for High Times in 1981, Stephen said that he believed that weed should not only be legalized, but also made into a cottage industry.

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou is one of the most prominent figures in history. She has been lauded for her significant work as an activist, as well as for her contribution in the literary world. Maya has written three books of essays, numerous books of poetry and plays, movies and television series. She describes her childhood trauma in her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In her memoir Gather Together In My Name, she describes the joys of smoking weed and how it helped her ease her stress and battle the trauma she had been through as a child. Her first experience smoking weed was when she smoked “grifa” as an 18-year-old. She described the experience as, “From a natural stiffness, I melted into a grinning tolerance”.

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino is known for his unique style of filmmaking. His style involves using dark humour, portraying violence aesthetically and writing twisted characters. He has received two Oscars for original screenplays for Django Unchained and Pulp Fiction. Quentin is known to be a frequent user of weed. He uses it to get inspiration when he’s writing. But, he doesn’t always find it a necessity when it comes to being creative. Furthermore, he uses weed even while directing on set.

Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan has widely contributed to the field of science through his writing. His famous 13-part series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was viewed by more than 500 million people worldwide. He has written a science fiction novel called Contact in 1985 which was later adapted and made into a movie. He has also co-written a paper that introduced the concept of Nuclear Winter. Carl was heavily indulged in smoking weed, which made him a critical thinker and a productive writer. It also helped him with his scientific insights. In an interview, Carl mentions that he had written 11 short essays on a wide range of social, political, philosophical and human biological topics all while being high.

Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson was an American Journalist who was famous for being the founder of Gonzo Journalism. This style of journalism is written without claiming any objectivity. It revolves around the writer’s personal involvement in the story. He has also written a number of books, one of which was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas which was heavily based on drug use and indulgence. Hunter was very open about his drug use. In one of his interviews with BBC, he describes himself as an “appendage”. He talks about how he would have never been perceived as a family man. It was because of how the drugs had eclipsed him as a person. During his later years, he described smoking weed to keep him calm during interviews.

Apart from these legendary writers who smoked weed, there have been many other prominent figures in history who have had their fun with weed. Go ahead and comment below some of your own favourites and follow us @cannalifenet for more exciting content.