Marijuana was once a “constant” part of Kid Cudi’s daily routine, with the rapper admitting that he smoked between 15 and 20 blunts every day before eventually checking into rehab.
The rapper and actor opened up about his former marijuana dependency during the latest episode of Big Bro with Kid Cudi, where he sat down with drummer Travis Barker. The episode was released Wednesday (Nov. 11). Around the 33-minute mark of the video below, Cudi revealed that he kept “hundreds” of pre-rolled blunts inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase, allowing him to immediately light another one whenever he finished smoking.
“If I was awake, I was smoking no matter what I was doing,” Cudi said. “I don’t want to be high… I want to like not feel this in this moment.”
The entertainer also revealed that nobody ever confronted him about his excessive smoking because he had built a reputation as being “prolific as a stoner.” Despite managing to remain productive, Cudi admitted that something about his habits didn’t sit right with him.
“I’ve been able to be productive, but there was something for me that, I [was] just like, ‘Man, this feels wrong,’” he continued.
Following his rehab stint, which Cudi said took place during the early-2025 California wildfires, the rapper managed to stay sober for three months before things in his life became “chaotic.” One of the challenges he faced was a stalker breaking into his home. On the advice of friends, Cudi decided to rethink his relationship with marijuana rather than attempting to change everything at once.
“So like now like if I’m not doing anything, I’ll start my day with a joint, but like I’m not smoking nowhere near as many joints as I used to smoke,” he said. “I’m smoking like maybe maybe four a day.”
Cudi, who is currently working on a Jean-Michel Basquiat biopic, previously told People in 2025 that he had been “abusing” marijuana and that the substance once “ruled” his life.
“And now I just get after it at night or on the weekends when I have the free time and I’m just relaxing, but I’m not smoking nowhere near as much weed as I was smoking before,” he continued.
He added that his consumption has dropped significantly, explaining that a single joint can now last him almost an entire day.
“A joint lasts me all day, damn near. So my relationship has changed with that in a major way. And I’m just more interested in being sober a lot more and being more present.”
