Kid Cudi Keeps Weed Off Movie Sets After 20-Blunt Days

Kid Cudi says movie sets and business meetings now come before marijuana, a change from the days when he estimates he smoked 15 to 20 blunts daily.

His latest account puts a workday boundary on a habit that once followed him everywhere.

During his Big Bro conversation with Travis Barker, released November 11, Cudi explained that his current smoking depends on his schedule.

On days with no obligations, he might smoke about four joints, but work means waiting until he gets home. “I’m not smoking at all during the day,” Cudi said.

His earlier public account also connected marijuana use to acting. In 2025, he described a sober movie performance as different from working while high, saying access to his emotions came more easily when he wasn’t smoking.

“If I was awake, I was smoking no matter what I was doing, right?” Cudi said.

He recalled carrying hundreds of pre-rolls in a Louis Vuitton briefcase, making the next smoke available before the previous one was finished.

His screen credits already included Don’t Look Up and How to Make It in America when he discussed that shift. The question for him wasn’t whether audiences enjoyed his performances, but how he felt while doing the work.

AllHipHop covered his earlier account of seeking help for marijuana use in August 2025, around the release of Cudi: The Memoir and his album Free. His book traced his Cleveland upbringing, music career and experiences with addiction and recovery.

Cudi said treatment changed his habits, though marijuana remains part of his life.

The exchange took place on a show where Cudi usually invites other people to open up. The two also revisited their early connection through Myspace and the MTV period of their careers.

Big Bro launched earlier this year with Kylie Jenner as its first guest, and Barker’s visit brought the host’s own habits into the discussion.

Later in the episode, Cudi said he also smokes cigarettes and wants to become more physically active.