Jon Stewart - pot smoker, or not?

[hsher]

It's "the Obligatory Jon Stewart post of the day"! Sorry... bored today. I'm wondering what you guys think. We know as fact Daily Show host Jon Stewart used to indulge in the bud when he was a student at William & Mary. I personally think he still does it, and so do his wife and close friends. I dunno; just a feeling ;)

Been around them kinda folks too long, and now know how to rekkunize it. ;)

So weigh in, DUers who are bored and have too much time on your hands today. Which side of the fence are YOU on? Confess it and air it: your opinion: IS JON STEWART STILL A POT SMOKER? OR NO WAY?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Well, his cameo in Half Baked...

along with Willie Nelson, and Snoop Doggy Dogg certainly suggests that he does.

[havocmom]

2. or DID or observed well

He seems pretty driven now... thinkin he is too busy really making a difference in the world to be blasted much

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. So you're saying he's using cocaine?

Could be.

[hsher]

7. Hope not - I've tried coke

It does create a certain "top of the world" feeling. I felt like Madonna on it. But... got bored with it and haven't touched drugs much since. Yes... much. There's another drug I tried that I will never try again, because it makes cocaine feel like a dusting of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder compared to it. It's too powerful, too euphoric, and plus it burns your nose. I won't say what it is here... but I will never touch it again. Because if I did?

***Addiction***

[havocmom]

45. No, I am not saying that at all. WTF?

If you have ambition you use coke? SHIT, no, some people are just driven

the whole world is not on strong chemical additives.

[Marnieworld]

8. ya know

It's very possible and common to be even a daily smoker and lead an ambitious and productive life. It's often just like a cocktail after a day's work not necessarily a lifestyle where the drug must be ingested at regular intervals for a physical addiction to be maintained. I know the stereotype of a pot smoker is a loser in his parents' basement but that's not exactly an absolute.

He has a baby now so I'm guessing whatever he does is more affected by this than anything else.

Just saying success does not rule out smoking.

[Union Thug]

12. Daily smoker here. I use it to relax at night. It is the only thing

that helps my insomnia that doesn't also give me unpleasant side-effects.

[hsher]

15. So true... folks I know in H'wood use it ALL THE TIME

It became "the hip thing" after coke crashed. Pot and Evian: Hollywood's milk and cookies. Having been round those people a lot, my toke... er, take, is that Stewart's definitely a user. That makes me love him no less or more. He'd be funny without it, as we all know. But as the ultimate wind-down cocktail, in the entertainment biz it's got no opponents. I know; I was there and still work in that industry at least 7 months out of 12 of the year. Anyone who wants proof, PM me your email address, and I'll show it to you.

[shadowknows69]

25. Did you ever watch The Daily Show

ON WEED!

[hsher]

27. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:spray:

OK, you win. You said that before anybody else on this thread even thought of it! DAMN!

[shadowknows69]

30. Any movie where Jerry Garcia's ashes

saves the day is in my top 10 films of all time. Butternuts the horse dying was sad. BUTTERCUP!! SAY THE NAME BUTTERCUP!!

[zreosumgame]

42. psssst, movies are not real, pass it on!

people are paid to 'act' certain ways...

[SmokingJacket]

4. No offense to those of you who smoke it, but...

Stewart seems just a bit too clear-eyed and on the ball to be a pothead.

:hide:

[Mythsaje]

10. Yeah, since Carl Sagan was such a slacker...n/t

[hsher]

16. True - Sagan used it

Have to admit I was shocked to read that. And this wasn't the post-cancer days, either. This was back in his Voyager days, hanging round with Lynn Margulis and them folks. Sagan was a rock and roll scientist before that was cool.

Miss him. :(

[Mythsaje]

18. So do I...

I remember watching him do Cosmos as a teenager. And "prove" the existence of intelligent alien life through mathematics.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. I wasn't that surprised.

If you go back and look at the Cosmos reruns, it's hard to see how it wasn't obvious to everyone.

:rofl:

[SmokingJacket]

40. He was awsome and smart.

But he had a definite dreamy, sleepy aspect. TOTAL pothead.

[Warren DeMontague]

29. Bill Maher seems pretty clear-eyed and on the ball.

And he's pretty open about being a pothead.

[walldude]

35. Yeah no pot smoker is going to take offense

at that :eyes: I get high, going on 27 years, I also manage to, without finishing high school or going to college, raise 3 kids and make 6 figures. It ain't the pot, it's the person who smokes it ;)

[SmokingJacket]

41. Hey, you shouldn't take offense at a choice you make.

I like my pothead friends. But they all have red, sleepy eyes and go off on random tangents. :)

[Mythsaje]

43. Random tangents?

Well, people DO tend to free associate when they're high.

I do it all the time anyway. One thought triggers another and the next thing you know I'm talking about something completely different.

People that have known me a long time seem to be able to follow these leaps far better than my wife does.

[elias7]

38. maybe you hangin' out with the wrong potheads

[hsher]

5. I just say look at his eyelids

That hangdog expression. I dunno... but I know what Cheech and Chong would say :D

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. deleted

I missed the point. :P

[WI_DEM]

9. he probably has in his life, like many people, but I don't know if he still does.

[Ezlivin]

11. I'm not as think as you stoned I am

Whether or not Jon indulges is his secret to keep or share; all I know is that I never watch TDS without a nice buzz.

[Cleita]

13. I don't remember him ever admitting to it like Bill Maher does.n/t

[RedStateShame]

17. Wait. Bill Maher smokes weed?

:sarcasm: :rofl:

[hsher]

21. LOL

He's also into black women. Since Jon Stewart is taken, maybe I should send BH my profile?:evilgrin:
His last girlfriend was also named Heather, like me, so... hmm

[Beaverhausen]

14. Read the interview in Rolling Stone - he used to but quit

It's a great interview with him and Stephen Colbert- done by Maureen Dowd. I laughed out loud several times while reading it.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors

[waiting for hope]

19. Thanks for the link -

Great Read! :thumbsup:

[Beaverhausen]

31. You should try to find the issue on newstands

There is more to the interview than they posted online. Hurry though- I got the new one in the mail already.

[hsher]

32. I got mine

Snagged it fast

[Beaverhausen]

33. So if you read the article he says he doesn't smoke anymore

so i'm not sure why you started this thread...

[hsher]

36. Because I don't believe him :D

;)

[Beaverhausen]

37. Ah, got it!

LOL!

[firefox_fan]

47. Thanks!

[Bombtrack]

20. He's already said he used to but found it to stunt his ability to work hard

That was the jist of it anyway, for him being a stoner and a productive guy were incompatible.

[hsher]

26. My official statement on him saying that is... ;)

I hope he doesn't think pot would stunt his ability to work hard! Because then how could he resist cocaine, which *enhances* your ability to work hard, and meth, which totally kicks cocaine's ass and makes it look like NOTHING in that department...? Whoops. I said it.

If Jon thinks that, he'd be then vulnerable to cocaine, which is me just sayin'. A lot of talented people get sucked down that hole. I almost did.

Jon, trust the bud. It will make you wiser.

<---- doesn't even smoke it... but looking for an instructor ;)

[JacksonWest]

23. He's a definite user

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[MrPrax]

24. Does he drink?

Probably and in the same quantities...on occasion.

I can't imagine that a smart guy like that in the ascendancy of a long career would have much time to be 'wasted' anyway...what with a daily talkshow, writing responsibilities, a wife and young child...having a 'polite' cocktail and a toke at a 'get-together' is probably about all he does.

If you are 'go-go', simple time off on a weekend to lay in a hammock and do nothing is a 'drug'-like experience.

[hsher]

28. Good point

That toke at the get-together is exactly what I think he does. (Ohhh, to be a guest at one of those get-togethers just once... just one single time... Lord, hear my prayer)

[porphyrian]

34. I have no idea, but I'd be more surprised to hear he's never smoked it. - n/t

[nebenaube]

39. Ok...

What purpose does this stupid poll serve?

[knitter4democracy]

44. Other: Who the heck cares?

I sure don't. It's his private business whether he does or not.

[firefox_fan]

46. Not sure about that.

He probably tried it. He's too sharp and quick to be a systematic use though.

[Downtown Hound]

48. Probably

But I doubt he smokes a whole lot. It's got nothing to do with him being sharp or anything. I'll bet he's simply too busy. A new child, running a daily comedy show. The man works hard. I'm not saying you can't work hard and still smoke in your off time, and I'm willing to bet he does on occasion. Just probably not as often as many of us think.

[hsher]

49. Well, my Daily Show comic strip now officially says he does ;)

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