Seth Rogen’s transformation from acclaimed filmmaker and actor into his coolest pothead uncle It seems to be almost complete, when the newly formed businessman sat (at a safe distance) with Jimmy Kimmel on Monday. Sport horn hoops, a cardigan and the suggestion of a carefree bald, the THE American pickles star told Kimmel that a friendly Rodgers vibe is something he has cultivated during his year-long pandemic kidnapping. Noting that Kimmel’s “holes in the face” are the first he has seen in a long, long time, Rogen joked contentedly that “the whole world has acclimated to my lifestyle” while explaining the complexities of starting (and now expanding) the industry handmade cannabis. AND making quality ceramics.
“They seem genuinely proud of me,” Rogen amazed with the appreciative reaction of people (mostly) to his new acumen for throwing marijuana, adding, thankfully, “I made so many movies – no one seemed proud of me after that.” Telling Kimmel that he used his intimate experience of smoking marijuana “all day, every day” to inform his new side line of ashtrays tailored for smokers and impossible-to-lose table lighters, the affabThe Canadian marijuana enthusiast (and, of course, actor, screenwriter, producer and director) assured Kimmel that all of his products—able to smoke and not—It was rigorously tested in the field by him and his creative partner Evan Goldberg. While Canada is totally at ease in allowing Rogen’s online THC empire to thrive, only Californians can currently buy “cured” varieties like Pancake Ice, Diablo Wind and, of course, Pineapple Express here in the tense USA (you can buy an ashtray, no matter where you live).
Rogen, there is a long-standing advocate of legalization (hell, celebration) of marijuana, spoken elsewhere in length about how fortunate he is (as a rich, white movie star) to be able to reap the benefits of a trade that sees millions of non-whites languishing in prisons for the same thing. That said, he told Kimmel that expanding his brand into the marijuana business he is gradually legalizing was essentially what he has trained throughout his life. Noting that he gave the herb “an amount of thoughts that would humiliate many people,” Rogen was happy to admit that he was, as he is, stoned at that very moment, and that the recreational use of de-stigmatizing marijuana is just another beneficial side effect his longtime pastime. Not that it doesn’t fall on him every now and then.
Explaining that the American market for edibles is not as standardized as its Canadian counterpart (Rogen’s started selling THC-infused drinks there), the actor reported that he was already so hit by an herb lollipop that he went crazy with a famous drug sir. Okay, the meth boss was fictitious (but true beverage merchant) Bryan Cranston, but, as Rogen explained, when Walter White looks you in the eye at a Golden Globe afterparty and asks, worried: “Are you okay?”, is “an alarming question”. Especially when, as “zonked” Rogen apparently did at the time, you imagined that you were holding things very well on national television. Calling the American edible quality control still a “scattered” outlook, Rogen said his company will wait a while until the production process starts working. After all, he is a responsible entrepreneur.