Cannabis and celebrity culture have always shared an open secret — but the full guest list is far longer, and far more surprising, than Snoop Dogg's tour rider would suggest. Beyond the icons who built entire brands around the plant, there's a quieter, more fascinating cohort: the A-listers who light up between takes, at the Met Gala, and at family dinners with Hollywood royalty. From the Seven Kingdoms to the runway, these are the celebrities whose cannabis habits genuinely caught the world off guard.
There are, broadly speaking, two camps. The first is unapologetic: they advocate publicly, smoke on stage, and appear in films like Pineapple Express — that beloved sativa-dominant feminized strain whose tropical, citrus-pine flavour profile became synonymous with a whole era of stoner cinema. The second camp is quieter, preferring to enjoy their cannabis privately, away from camera flashes and tabloid speculation. It's this second group that makes for the most compelling reading. Let's meet them.
Sophie Turner: De-Stressing Between the Seven Kingdoms
There is a certain irony in the fact that Sansa Stark — arguably Game of Thrones' most stoic, survival-minded character, is played by someone who reportedly kept the mood light on set with the help of cannabis.
Reports from the Game of Thrones production confirmed that Sophie Turner smoked weed between takes, a detail that delights fans who followed her wonderfully chaotic social media presence: the red wine chugging, the raucous NBA cheering, the complete absence of pretension. For Sophie, cannabis appears to serve a genuine purpose. She has spoken publicly about anxiety and stress management, acknowledging the mental health toll that comes with navigating an international blockbuster franchise from your teenage years onward. Given what we know about cannabis and the endocannabinoid system's role in modulating cortisol response, it's hardly a surprise that a high-profile actor juggling relentless schedules might reach for a calming indica or a mellow hybrid to decompress.
She never pretended to be someone she wasn't. That, in itself, is refreshing.
Jennifer Lawrence: Sent to Another Universe
Hollywood's most reliably candid actress has never been shy about discussing her recreational habits, but it was one particular admission that elevated her cannabis story into legend.
In an interview that circulated widely, Jennifer Lawrence described a session with a group of rappers whose strains were, in her own words, potent enough to send her to "a different universe." The frank honesty is pure J-Law, but there's a real horticultural lesson buried in her anecdote. What she likely encountered was the product of years of selective breeding toward sky-high THC expression — modern cultivars routinely testing at 28–32% THC, far beyond the 10–15% averages of the previous decade. For a casual consumer accustomed to milder flower, crossing into high-potency territory without titrating the dose is a genuinely disorienting experience. Lawrence's story is funny precisely because it's so universally relatable. Most experienced cannabis users have their own version of that tale.
We can only speculate about which rappers were involved. The guest list, one imagines, was excellent.
Bella Hadid: The Met Gala Bathroom and a Resolution That Didn't Stick
Supermodel Bella Hadid spent years cultivating an image of careful restraint, acutely aware that her following skewed young. That careful image got considerably more complicated in 2017, when she was photographed inside a Met Gala bathroom — arguably the most surveilled bathroom in the world, in what appeared to be a very relaxed state of mind.
Then, in 2019, Bella publicly declared that quitting Juuling was her New Year's resolution. It did not stick. Within weeks, she was posting on social media with a puff of vapour and a caption dripping in self-aware sarcasm: "So far so good!" It was one of the more honest wellness retractions in recent memory. The moment humanised her completely — because the gap between our best intentions and our actual habits is, for most of us, very well-documented territory.
Kate Hudson: The Most Enviable Family Session in Hollywood History
The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days revelation alone would be enough to earn Kate Hudson a place on this list.
She admitted on the daytime talk show Ellen that she smoked cannabis with co-star Matthew McConaughey during production — which, honestly, explains a great deal about the chemistry that made that film work. But the legendary disclosure came when she revealed she had smoked with her parents: Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Pause on that for a moment. A family session with two of Hollywood's most enduring icons, in what one imagines is an extremely well-appointed living room somewhere in California. Kate described it with the kind of casual warmth that made it clear this was simply what her family does together. It is, without question, the most aspirational cannabis anecdote on this list.
Kris Jenner: Momager Takes a Breather
Managing the careers, brands, and public images of six children — several of whom are among the most-followed humans on earth, is, by any reasonable measure, a high-stress occupation. So perhaps it should surprise no one that Kris Jenner has turned to cannabis to take the edge off.
What makes her story particularly good is that it unfolded on camera. In a scene from Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kris smoked with her mother, MJ, while a visibly unimpressed Bruce Jenner walked in on the situation. "I don't know how to stop laughing," Kris reportedly said — giving viewers an extreme case of the giggles to enjoy vicariously from their couches. The scene captured something that cannabis consumers across Canada know well: that laughter is one of the plant's most generous gifts, and that the generation gap around cannabis is narrowing fast. Bruce's reaction, meanwhile, stands as a time capsule of an attitude that feels increasingly historical.
Anne Hathaway: A Confirmed Ten Out of Ten
When Andy Cohen put the question directly to Anne Hathaway on Watch What Happens Live — asking her to rate her cannabis use and stoner tendencies on a scale of one to ten, she did not hesitate. She said ten.
Cohen then produced a photograph of Anne holding what appeared to be a very large blunt, which rather confirmed the self-assessment. It was the kind of brazen, self-possessed moment that reframes how the public perceives a figure best known for Oscar-winning dramatic performances and precise, composed press appearances. The candour was unexpected. The ten was not entirely surprising, in retrospect. Anne Hathaway, it turns out, simply operates at maximum commitment in all areas of life.
Cameron Diaz: Sourcing from the Source
Of all the celebrity cannabis stories in circulation, Cameron Diaz's remains the most cosmically perfect.
In a widely quoted interview, Cameron revealed that as a high school student in Los Angeles, she apparently purchased cannabis from a classmate who was one year her senior: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., better known to the world as Snoop Dogg. "We went to high school together," she said. "He was very tall and skinny and wore lots of ponytails in his hair, and I'm pretty sure I got weed from him. I had to have!" There is something genuinely wonderful about the idea that two of pop culture's most enduring figures — one who would go on to become cannabis royalty, one who would become an internationally beloved actress, crossed paths in a high school parking lot decades before either of them was famous. The cannabis supply chain, it seems, was already exceptional.
The Wider List: More Familiar Faces Than You'd Expect
The celebrities profiled above represent the most detailed, well-documented cannabis stories, but they are far from alone. The following names have all, through interviews, public appearances, or their own social media, acknowledged their relationship with cannabis:
- Jennifer Aniston — spoken openly about cannabis use for relaxation and sleep.
- Kirsten Dunst — made no secret of her appreciation in multiple interviews.
- Megan Fox — has advocated for cannabis as a preferable alternative to alcohol.
- Amy Schumer — incorporated it into her comedy and her candid public persona.
- Natalie Portman — admitted to trying cannabis during her time at Harvard.
What unites this list is not just the plant — it's the honesty. Each of these figures, in their own way, stepped out from behind the carefully managed public image and offered something real.
What This Tells Us About Cannabis Culture in 2024
The old stigma is dissolving. That is the single most important takeaway from surveying this roster of celebrities.
Consider the contrast: a decade ago, a celebrity cannabis admission was a publicist's nightmare — something to be managed, denied, or buried. Today, it's a relatable moment, a humanising detail, often a deliberate statement. Under Canada's Cannabis Act, adults 19 and over (18 in Alberta and Quebec) can legally possess, share, and cultivate cannabis for personal use, and that legislative normalisation has tracked precisely with a broader cultural shift. When Anne Hathaway rates herself a ten on national television, she's not confessing, she's simply being honest about something millions of Canadians do legally, thoughtfully, and without drama.
The celebrities who once hid their cannabis use in Met Gala bathrooms and between film takes are increasingly the ones speaking about it openly: the stress relief, the creative spark, the social pleasure, the genuine therapeutic value. That shift mirrors what growers, buyers, and cultivation enthusiasts across this country have known for years.
For more on cannabis culture, growing advice, and the full spectrum of the plant's place in modern life, explore the Marijuana Lifestyle section of the Pacific Seed Bank blog — where the conversation is always as rich as a well-cured harvest.
The famous keep their company, and increasingly, that company includes cannabis. The only real surprise is that it took this long to stop being surprising.
