Kevin Smith QUIT Weed Permanently

After 15 years of non-stop smoking, Kevin Smith has determined he is too dependent on weed and has given it up.
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[@GamePlayMetal]

Kevin Smith quits smoking, Kieran quits Screenwave, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria!

[@TheMovieHangout]

When did Kieren quit Screenwave? How did you find out?!

[@RedCowArcade]

It’s all the rage on TheCinemassacreTruth subreddit. I reached out to ask if he might be interested in talking to us but I have not heard back.

[@kimkimpa5150]

Kieran of Kaveman fame? Oh boy!

[@TheMovieHangout]

@@RedCowArcade an in depth interview 60 Minutes style would get a lot of views.

[@BM-wh5qk]

Kieran lived his life like a candle in the wind.

[@OSW]

I've no interest in Kevin Smith or weed but this is a really well presented & focused look. The effort in production doesn't go unnoticed. Great job guys 💚

[@RajSharma-tz2eo]

Happy days are here again

[@yetanotheruser1989]

Helloooo!

[@justtheworstever7316]

CLARKS THREE BRAH! MAKIN KIDS CRY BRAH!

[@billybaloney3065]

Oh me meow!

[@tapset]

Take a boo son

[@JadeDragonMeli]

So, I'm kinda torn on hearing all of this. My own disclosure, I was never a pot smoker, I couldn't stand the smell, but in addition to that I have asthma. I injured my back going on 13 years ago. I've done a lot of things to try and dull the pain just so I can function, which ended up with me hooked on pain pills and drinking. This ultimately led to depression, which led to anti-depressents which led to a myriad of other issues. Fast forward to 3 years ago. I finally decided that something needed to change. I went to my doctor and he mentioned medical marijuana. I was pretty desperate at that point, and I had heard about edibles so I wouldn't have to deal with the smoke or smell. I am happy to say that I've been alchohol free for 3 years, I am off pain pills, and off anti-depressants. I have been using medical marijuana for 3 years and have physically felt better, I started doing yoga, I go outside and hike more instead of staying inside playing video games, etc. I feel like I owe a lot to THC because I honestly don't know if my wife and I would still be married had I not changed and stopped the drinking and pills. All of that said, it is still addictive and I know that. I feel physically and mentally bad if I don't have it for a couple of days - so the old wives tale of it being nonhabit forming are untrue. IMO it should be treated as any other medication, use as directed and don't abuse it. I didn't know Smith had gotten to the point where he was essentially high 24/7, always with a joint in hand. I only take mine after work, and after I've done whatever I need to do around the house, because I'm not under any delusion that I'm just as functional when I'm not on it, because I'm definitely not. IDK, I feel like it has it's benefits, it's certainly helped me; but it should be used in moderation, like any other addictive substance or activity. It seemed to have really taken a toll on him and his relationships, so I'm glad he's making the change that he feels like he needs to make.

[@fusionfountain]

It’s really amazing that you were able to pull yourself out of the kind of spiral you went through and though I think keeping in mind the importance of not over relying on a substance that helps alleviate what you’re dealing with I also think it’s pretty unfair to draw too much of a comparison between you and Kevin smith’s marijuana usage Using a drug to help allow yourself too stop abusing other substances and cope with a physical injury in the attempt to live (what sounds like) a more normal and healthy life is vastly different than using a drug constantly and copiously to actively avoid addressing issues

[@maynardwayward12]

I mean you can use cannabis without being addicted to it.

[@husky4805]

I didn't know he was completely sober until Zach and Miri, now it makes so much sense as a cutoff point for where his filmography started getting worse and worse

[@ryanjacobson2508]

But also, he got depressed from Zach and Miri flopping. That's a big reason he started smoking so much.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

@@ryanjacobson2508 miramax dropped seriously the ball with that one. that should've been his $200M movie and it did mediocre even with peak seth rogan. the ad campaign was terrible. stick drawings and i didn't even know it was a kevin smith movie at the time... i could see how that would depress you.

[@ebneigh5191]

All His stuff has been pretty bloody awful.

[@holdingpattern245]

not just his films, even

[@BananaMana69]

​@@anthonyrowland9072 im just learning its a Kevin Smith movie. Honestly the title is terrible too.

[@cubeincubes]

telling your friends they would all be “fucking broke” if it weren’t for you, says to me the only drug he’s addicted to is himself. Don’t sell out then try to be relatable to people who know better

[@joedkat]

People can't realize their past mistakes and improve themselves?

[@MatthewBreck]

He is a bit of an ass. But he’s great at creating the persona of someone who cares. I had a buddy who worked for him for two years and the guy is very different in private.

[@jasonlewis3742]

It's a really odd attitude to have consider without all those friends that Kevin 'made rich', he could have never made Clerks.

[@HiGlowie]

Kevin Smith fell off so hard. Killjoy (the NFT film) was trite garbage.

[@Warpathjak]

No it's absolutely true they all piggy backed off of keven for 20 years so he's absolutely right you obviously Don't know about what happened

[@libertines24]

“You were stone cold sober when you made clerks” It’s so funny seeing Kevin smith thinking weed is what made him a capable person

[@yetanotheruser1989]

Exactly, and arguably CLeRKS is his best work.

[@varvarvarvarvarvar]

It's not really funny, he comes from a poor family and becoming poor himself must obviously be something that horrifies him.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

He’s a moron

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@varvarvarvarvarvar lol lighten up buddy

[@alexvergara1487]

​@@varvarvarvarvarvar Yeah that poor rich bastard lmao

[@NA86737]

Negativity and pessimism are needed honestly for Kevin. What was great about him in interviews was he was so laid back and didn't give a shit his cynicism actually projected confidence. The weed opened up his emotions and he became a blubbering child who cries over CW shows and listens to his daughter for life advice,

[@MSUParker]

damn you roasted him lmao

[@Kasigi03]

I wouldn't blame that on weed as much as the climate and atmosphere of the mainstream, current pop culture audience that leaves no room for real progressive, creative growth and is just about rehashing everything to death, that was once cool.

[@BananaMana69]

That wasnt the weed lol.

[@yashamaga13]

@@Kasigi03 I think "progressive" is the problem actually

[@Kasigi03]

@@yashamaga13 Everyone's politics are a problem, whatever. Kevin is his own man and I'm sure there are plenty of factors that contribute to his laziness and bias. Keep the politics at home, jesus! As if conservatism is any better.

[@conker2756]

Doesn't wanna be alone with his thoughts? I feel like weed puts me in that position.

[@claykennedy6790]

I grew up on Kevin Smith movies. My friend showed me Clerks when I was 12, and I vibed with it immediately. I saw everything he pumped out by the mid 2000's. I watched the "Evening With..." series, I read his books, I read his comic books. There are lines from his movies I still quote to this day. Dogma is still one of my favorite movies. I even listened to his podcasts far longer than I should have, because he made them. I was as big a fan of the man as anyone. Stoner Kevin just ground down my fandom to a nub. Kev in the part 3 of this crossover is THE best evidence on record of the addictive potential of cannabis. I partake, at times quite heavily. I'm not gonna act like it's meth or heroin, but there is a very understated and underpublicized potential for psychological addiction. I'm all for legalization, but stoners need to be honest with themselves and everyone else that it isn't a panacea, and that there are downsides. Kevin Smith's whole career post Zack and Miri is evidence of the damage that it can do to creativity when indulged in too frequently. I've heard it said (by Kevin, iirc) that you should "write stoned, and edit sober." The sober part of that equation is the most important part. Additionally, weed has a way of making your problems and anxieties "go away". I understand wanting a break from your problems and that anxiety can be crippling and that weed can be helpful with that. But. Masking those problems and anxieties behind a haze of weed smoke 24/7 is only going to make them worse. You have to deal with/confront those problems some time. I'm glad he has finally taken some steps back from it. It seems like he's been going through a lot behind the scenes and I hope he finds some peace. I'll forever be grateful to him for introducing me to Tell 'Em Steve Dave.

[@glenjaminbutton1126]

“Red Cow only talks about Cinemassacre” is the new “The Slobs weren’t properly introduced.” Big Junt fan btw

[@GeekOwtLowd]

Moral of the Story... it was actually Seth Rogan who ruined He-Man. Just like he's going to ruin TMNT. :)

[@OSW]

Really happy to see it's back up! Sucks that you had to cut out a few clips, because you used them in a focused report/discussion about the topic, to affirm your point. Happy days are here again!

[@RedCowArcade]

Sure seemed like fair use to me! But fair use doesn’t exist on the Internet apparently.

[@thefdvproduction]

I commented on the James Rolfe biography video not too long ago about how I wanted to get a handle on my over catastrophizing and I’m happy to report things have been going well in that camp. I’ve been making a lot of progress, so much so this podcast has introduced me to chapter 2 of my journey: “handling your high” as Kevin would put it though I use the quote ironically. Not to get too much into it but all I’m gonna say is this video was very eye opening. Thanks again, EJ and Frankie! Always learning from you guys and never having a bad time doing it

[@sleepwalkusa135]

who fucking cares

[@defmore5099]

I loved pre weed Kevin. his Q&A's and movies were great.

[@zachrywd]

God dam, that clip of Kevin going on about how good of a friend he is while high is giving me some serious second hand embarrassment... I think the teenagers call it, turbo cringe? That's what I feel, I feel myself cringing so hard I might herniate a cheek muscle.

[@ebneigh5191]

All fevered egos get this way. Howard Stern did it with a certain devilish charm and made it entertaining but that posturing made any self deprecating move he’s made in the direction of his old pals being better comic fans and ideas men than him, suddenly rings hollow.

[@Sokka2Me]

It’s just he spent YEARS, and COUNTLESS times in videos talking about how much weed had made his life better. The 3 parter with Tell Em Steve Dave a couple years ago I swear most of those episodes was him trying to justify how weed was responsible for everything. And then overnight it all changed. I got such whiplash I just am still in shock

[@varvarvarvarvarvar]

Well, you learned something real about people. that's how it happens for quite a number of recovering addicts.

[@kastelvetro1491]

weed like booze is poisen, utter garbage. useless. like all intoxicants aside from caffine

[@shilohstore6086]

The interview that he just put out on the People KZbin channel is just a soul bearing phenomenal look at Mental Health

[@RedCowArcade]

Hey everyone, this initially contained a cumulative 2 minutes of clips from Kevin talking about this issue on his Wake and Bake members-only podcast. Smodco contacted me and respectfully asked that I take those bits down or receive a copyright strike on our channel. So I used KZbin’s studio editor to cut those bits out, which is why you might see little jump cuts at times.

[@eeemaitch]

Good.

[@JohnnyFarang]

​@@eeemaitch I agree. 2 minutes less of Kevin Smith is definitely good 👍

[@RGSMANIA]

The emo kev podcasts are genuinely some of the funniest stuff I've ever heard. I'd highly recommend anyone to check it out. Also tesd is great! Walter Flanagan is a genius.

[@berserkergames113]

the way he explains Kevs addictive personality is spot on... smith finds something new and goes balls deep all in, Weed, Veganism, Podcasting, even the gay culture... he rode a joke into the ground "if i was gay id be a bear" . after TESD was added to the smodcast page, immediately TESD become my go to podcast, i fell off of smodcast once mosier stopped being the weekly cohost... and now he'll ride his giving up weed into the ground... make a movie about a stoner who went straight or whatever....

[@Sokka2Me]

Also regarding the He-Man thing, there is a clear shot from CBM where he said “I was never a huge fan…” and then when they announced the He-Man show, he talked about how he had always been a fan of the series, and I was like 🤨

[@JamesTheAxeThrower]

This is some of the best edited podcast highlight footage I’ve ever seen! Thank you for putting in the effort.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

When Zack and Miri flopped, Kevin basically became a shut-in pothead for a while, he admits that he got depressed and had a hard time coping.

[@Qwazin]

I can definitely understand how the combination of Zack & Miri flopping, the "too fat to fly" incident, Bruce Willis being a dick on Cop Out and then Smith picking a fight with critics resulted in him just giving up and shutting himself off from the world.

[@andyn46]

I used marijuana to quit drinking almost a year ago. I was a bad alcoholic, on a good night I’d drink a 6 pack and go to bed, most nights it was hard liquor. Rehab didn’t work, sober living didn’t, I wasn’t able to stop through those statistically ineffective treatments. I started smoking weed though, and it has led to dramatic improvements in my life. I’m aware that it’s a crutch and I need to get off, but as a fellow addict I totally understand Smith romanticizing weed the way he does. I always attribute my successes to weed, it’s what got me to stop drinking and I’m significantly happier and healthier. I’ve lost 50lbs and am at my first healthy BMI since high school, crazy how easy it is to shed weight when you don’t drink. I’m glad he was able to give it up, hope I can cross that bridge one day, I’m not ready to give it up yet

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

You could try therapy, get someone to listen how you see the world in the high

[@lakulo27]

I originally thought of marijuana as a way for me to give up alcohol then I realized there was nothing stopping me from doing both. So I did both.

[@andyn46]

@@lakulo27 over a year and I haven’t had a drink. Maybe I will some day, but at this point I don’t see myself going back. I lost a ton of weight by not drinking (I’ve lost over 80lbs since I quit drinking) and gotten into the wild concept of caring for my body now lol. Quitting drinking helped me make some serious lifestyle changes, I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been, I feel great and never have a hangover. That’s been my biggest deterrent from the bottle here recently

[@MisanthropicTimeSlipperz]

Weed isn't always a crutch. It can be medicinal if you don't use it all day long.

[@justtheworstever7316]

What a great piece! I am not terribly happy about the amount of memories about Kev this brought back. He seemed fun and nice when he was making the early movies, and then the live speaking dates happened. And they were fine, kinda neat. And then "Jay and Silent Bob get Old" came around and it seemed like every episode was about him spitefully dunking on Jay Mewes for cheap laffs in front of a crowd and I got creeped out. Then came Constant Reboot/Crying Kevin and I was glad I had ignored him fer all those years.

[@claykennedy6790]

Get Old was cool for the first dozen or so episodes, when it was about keeping Jay sober and telling these harrowing tales of his life as a junkie. When it became an hour of "Let us Fuck" and birthday shoutouts every week and constantly calling Jay stupid, then it had gone off.

[@mattcar9540]

I've quit alcohol, cigarettes, and now weed. Weed has been the toughest because your brain makes excuses. It's not bad for you. It helped you so much. It's all bs. Dont let substances control you!!

[@systemofadownsyndrome7715]

Always control your drug habits. Using and abusing are 2 separate things.

[@Loch1210]

It’s not bad for me

[@aidencarroll6110]

I've listened to TESD for a long time. I love Bry and Walt. Kevin is a prick

[@YerpDerp17]

As someone who partakes in Mary Jane sometimes, weed can absolutely be addictive. In reality, anything we do daily to get joy is addictive, and not all addictions are equal. I know people who allow pot to control every moment of their day. Their day is scheduled and tailored to their marijuana use. Than you got guys in the mid 30s like me, who use it every once in a while to relax, or enjoy the evening. I have a cousin who'd rather sleep his days away if he doesn't have weed. But it's my replacement when we have friends over to drink and watch the game, because I hate alcohol. But I have seen it, the mental addiction is real and people think because its a plant that its okay. I am not naive enough to act like marijuana doesn't have its positive attributes, but its also like most other substances, its mostly dependent on the user. If you have an addictive personality, weed can quickly consume your life. But I don't judge people who like to have a smoke or edible here and there. We all have our vices and ways to wind down. Just the same as I don't judge people who like to go out every once in a while to have some drinks. But that doesn't erase alcoholism being a massive issue. Moderation and intent of the use is deeply important. Just like overeating, drinking too much, hell even exercising too much can be detrimental. It's far less about the substance than the person actually using the substance. I think we went from being unfair and dishonest about marijuana in a negative way so long in this country, only to overcorrect and now people truly believe there is no negative side effects of use. As with most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

[@cleech74]

Thx for the update on Kevin Smith. I wish him well. I first saw Clerks at Woodstock’94. The first night (Fri), The Violent Femmes played a surprise set on the main stage, as the last band of the day. Immediately after it, they had a screening of Clerks. We watched about 20 min of it before heading back to our campsite. A year or so later, I rented it from Blockbuster, unaware that I had already seen the first 20 min. Took me a few minutes of “I swear I’ve seen this somewhere before now” confused thinking before I figured it out. Been a fan of his work since then. Looking forward to his next appearance on Rogan’s podcast, where I’d imagine we’d get to hear more about some of the topics you mentioned in this video. Thx for the content. Liked & subbed.🙂

[@christian-mosesholtz5458]

should have done that before writing "reboot" and even worse before "clerks 3"

[@systemofadownsyndrome7715]

Clerks 3 had a good ending

[@christian-mosesholtz5458]

@@systemofadownsyndrome7715 out of everything that anyone could possibly come uop with that was the most embarrassing way to "end" the series. and we all know that when he tanked his next 6 ideas he will be going back to doing clerks 4. i would not even be surprised he would retcon the whole thing. at this point i would not even be surprised if he just reboots the whole series. xD

[@GenericHenchman]

Fascinating and excellent analysis of this whole situation. When your patreon episode was initially released, I found hardly anything else online about this, besides a few reddit comments.

[@06mrselfdestruct]

He was addicted to whole milk, he needs a intervention fast

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

The only people ive ever known, myself included, that were "addicted" to chugging whole milk were heroin addicts. Maybe he was on opoids like prescription painkillers...

[@kchrules775]

I used to smoke weed all the time in college. I can’t do it anymore because it makes me real paranoid, and it drives me up the wall that people claim you can’t get addicted to it. I’m glad it’s legal where I live and it should be all over as it helps a lot of people, but it does affect different people differently

[@guillermo9171]

He should rewatch Batman v Superman and Justice League sober now.

[@Waffles--zl8yi]

But if Kevin didn’t smoke weed he might not have started his 7th podcast.

[@Ringmaster138]

I wish he would have quit weed before making Clerks 3

[@anthonyrowland9072]

i feel bad for kev because even during the era of good movies he caught a ton of shit from critical types (a lot of it coming off as super personal) by people who just seemed jealous that a regular guy got the shot he did and wasn't making the movies they would make. that just fed into any inadequacies he already had.

[@tapset]

His movies have been unwatchable for awhile

[@anthonyrowland9072]

@@tapset oh, i know. i think he got tired of unreasonable critics who were actually writing in bad faith the entire time. they resented him and not his movies. that led to his weed fueled indie era...

[@TheAngryShadowknight]

I don't. He was always a poser. He's always been given too much credit for no reason at all. People act like he was some comicbook guru messiah figure when no one ever really needed him in the first place.

[@CortexGrimuloid]

I had to do a double take when I read the title, I almost couldn't believe it. Hopefully now he'll give us some decent films again

[@takerdust]

even if he doesn't, the Pre-weed Kevin Smith seemed more passionate and likable.

[@CortexGrimuloid]

@takerdust without a doubt his entire mindset shifted irreversibly

[@Loch1210]

What makes y’all think that smoking weed is making his movies bad?

[@CortexGrimuloid]

@@Loch1210 His films started getting worse as his weed consumption increased, Yoga Hosers and Tusk are good examples of this. Not to mention the Batman comic he wrote (it's called Cacophony) that he was so stoned writing, he doesn't remember writing it. That's according to the man himself

[@Loch1210]

@@CortexGrimuloid he can’t blame it on weed because I have created great things while high and I know plenty of people who created great art while high. in fact, most people who I know who made great art are high.

[@mulvi747]

Weed addiction is very much a real thing. I have dealt with it myself in the past, it's not certainly not a simple problem to overcome but defiantly can be done, and once you get past the initial rough patch it's easier then you might think to live without it being a regular fixture in your life.... If you are gonna use drugs like pot/alcohol don't learn to just, "handle your high." Learn to regulate your usage and if you can't do that learn to live without it. 10:17 - If you can't regulate this is what becomes of you, you get to the point where you are to trying to explain to a group of your friends how your addiction is actually a benefit not just to yourself but everyone around you. It's one thing to justify that behavior to yourself, but truly sick to tell others that without me being constantly high, "maybe we wouldn't be friends anymore" or "maybe you wouldn't have a job." All this while they calmly question and explain to you that it's not the case, and you still refuse to see it any other way. Just sick and delusional! All that being said, good luck to Kevin Smith in his quitting journey. It's never easy to admit when we are wrong especially when doubling down on it for over a decade lol. Better late than never, all the best to him.

[@Qwazin]

Yeah it's gross how he keeps implying they would be broke and not friends anymore if it wasn't for him smoking weed. It comes off as such a passive aggressive threat. All while simultaneously trying to argue that he's NOT addicted.

[@grandmascreampie5372]

The difference is that weed is not PHYSICALLY addicting. You do not get weed withdrawals. And science has proven that as far as psychologically, it's less addictive than tobacco.

[@AloisWeimar]

Shout out to Walts’ classic NJ Devils Jersey

[@ai_serf]

amazing convo... KS is a wealth of inspiration.. What I find interesting about the addict's rationalization, is you can replace addict with religious/spiritual/capitalist and the rationalizations are all the same. "It's because of my McGuffin that I'm so nice and everything is so good".

[@MiracleMomo]

Yeah man, I used to be addicted. Wasn't good. Glad Kevin is getting better.

[@joe_higachi]

You cannot get physically addicted to weed what is wrong with today’s pu$$ies?

[@KevPez-IS]

Never paid attention to him, but this is interesting. I have no desire to smoke, my girlfriend loves to smoke. No where as bad as this guy thankfully. But this is the stuff that worries me. She uses weed to calm her nerves. I’m worried that she will use it EVERY time she gets nerves. Sometimes you HAVE to be present for it. I understand why people smoke or drink to deal with a hardship…but I almost feel like it’s counter productive. Sure, it helps at that moment in time, but it doesn’t fix the problem. The high will end, but that problem is still there. If I’m worried, I need to be aware and present. It’s the only way to come up with a solution.

[@onthemoverealestatephotogr9655]

People that are prone to addiction can be hooked on anything.

[@grandmascreampie5372]

this. it's the person, not the substance. People are addicted to eating diapers.

[@skay1992]

I honestly just need to know why Scott Mosier and Kevin haven’t done a SModcast in over a year with zero mention at all

[@muttley3050]

Scott has been doing a lot with Illumination, I think since 2012 he started working his way into the animation industry. But I'm with you, it is curious

[@M613M]

Funny that you're fascinated with James and Kevin. I honestly always thought that the AVGN movie should have been a Clerks/Mallrats style movie that made you feel what it was like to be a nerd in the 90s. Although it would have been chronologically impossible, I would have loved to see the two at the creative peaks work together.

[@TheAngryShadowknight]

Two overrated movies that the world would do were both to disappear into obscurity.

[@M613M]

@@TheAngryShadowknight Why don't you like them?

[@InaudibleSlinky]

@@TheAngryShadowknight Said like an edgy drama school student.

[@scar3crow_art]

I use to be knee deep into the Smodcast podcasts, and always liked Walt. He and Quinn were the best part of “Tell ‘‘em Steve Dave”

[@thomas8794]

Walt was trying to save a lifelong friend.

[@whoopsydoodle5933]

He sounds depressed and it’s sad 😞

[@DKDaniel01]

What seems likely to me is his daughter moved out and the pandemic “ended” and his wife realized after all these years, most of them him being this pot clown, she didn’t know what this relationship was anymore. You can even hear her grasping at a reason to relate to him by watching Marvel stuff with him over the last year.

[@NA86737]

Jen honestly realized that he was basically a child. Lets look at how he presents his relationship with her and Harley it's not that of a man it's that of a dude living with two women that he thinks are superior to him. Him and Jen should be equals not what it became.

[@hey_you]

It makes total sense that he started to use weed constantly, following his heart attack. Kevin had a food addiction (dopamine addiction), and after his heart attack he totally flipped his diet, and started following a vegatarian life style. He spoke about how he followed Penn's advice, because he did this potato diet to lose a lot of weight. The point is, the food was his addiction (dopamine again) and then he just moved to a new addiction. We are all addicted to dopamine, it just depends on where you get your hits from. I recommend people looking into our dopamine addiction in the US especially. It's also what causes people to spend more time on social media, posting to get likes and comments, rather than having real relationships with close friends and family.

[@spacechimp4321]

Bro i didnt even know zack and miri was a kevin smith film

[@JohnnyNada]

Weed is lame lol and I'm saying that as a former daily smoker for years

[@grandmascreampie5372]

yea medication that helps people is lame.

[@ACslater1]

This was spot on thanks

[@MrFonseca75]

This is great stuff. I also went down this rabbit hole once I heard the announcement he had given it up. I went back and watched that podcast and I know understand why the guys distanced themselves from smod universe.

[@starzz42]

I just took a chance and stayed to watch this podcast and video and I am going to subscribe to your channel and keep watching. I am blown away by the truth and recovery and faith based conversations you are having. It's opening my eyes and heart and mind to things that I am going through and experiencing at said moment and I really enjoy your thoughts and candor. Keep up the amazing work and topics keep them coming. AMEN 🙏 thank you cordel mcmullen from Canada

[@RedCowArcade]

This is so great to hear, thank you.

[@starzz42]

@@RedCowArcade yes I appreciate your acknowledgement of my truth's of my life and recovery because I need to be honest about it to get through it and so I am grateful for your acknowledgement for what I said and the compliment towards that. It shows not only myself but everyone else who may need to see or Read this and get honest with themselves and their recovery and family and friends

[@RedCowArcade]

Do you want to tell us your story?

[@CadetBoneSpurs]

I’d prefer the imaginary sky daddy sh/t get left out…I grew up and no longer need imaginary friends to feel safe

[@rekocastren923]

My 2 cents: Weed gives you MORE when you stay off it once in a while for longer periods. By more, I mean creative/spiritual/physical effects. I'm always "up for it", but to make it a special occasion and have cravings for a while makes it that much more special.

[@544CampStreet]

This was one of your finest hours, Red Cow. Or 26 minutes.

[@lawnfurniture]

Maybe we can get a clerks III redo with a clean sober KS because that movie was baffling.

[@FatalVisionTV]

I'll accept it was all a coma fantasy or just a really bad nightmare as long as they fix that shit.

[@adamgoldsteintv]

Great upload! Enjoyed this.

[@defmore5099]

I reduced my drug usage to nothing and then went to like once a month and treat is a special event. like with everything in life the keyword is moderation.

[@raycerx87]

I have an addictive personality as well and it's awful. It's really scary with what some have gone through.

[@AugustusRay]

To be fair to Kevin, it sounds like he's adapting his (really good) Green Hornet comic from 2010 into a cartoon, rather than just shallowly subverting the source as in his awful He-Man animated series. At least in the comic, Kano and GH are replaced by the son and daughter of the original pair.

[@DKDaniel01]

So as with many of the things he’s done in the past years he’s recycling a failed script into another medium where other writers actually do the work and he puts his name on it?

[@WarlockX4]

I lost my best friend to weed addiction. It got to the point where all he cared about was when he was going to get money to get more weed. So many people will come out to defend weed and how it's not addictive. But I've seen it 1st hand. It destroyed my best friend and tore apart the lives of many others out there.

[@grandmascreampie5372]

bro you did not lose your friend to a weed addiction, he had other problems

[@jamesteegardner2273]

Pot isn't physically addictive, and there isn't a chance of overdosing from it. It's just a plant, and it helps a lot of people with their anxiety and stomach issues. The trick with weed is that you don't let it become your hobby and/or your entire identity. You should smoke so that you're able to do things that you wouldn't normally be able to do due to anxiety issues. You shouldn't just smoke as your hobby and not have anything else in your life. Weed should help you to be able to walk through doors in life that you nor.ally wouldn't walk through and do things that you wouldn't normally do because of your anxiety. Also, you don't want to become one of these people who makes smoking weed their ENTIRE identity. I've seen so many people make weed their entire identity, and that's taking it way too far. You don't want to be one of those people who constantly talk about weed all day, every day and not talk about anything else! I still think that weed is the better choice for anxiety than a pill like Xanax. Xanax withdrawal can kill you, and I think it's a whole hell of a lot healthier for you to build up a tolerance to weed than Xanax. The same thing goes with pain pills. If you can smoke a joint instead of taking opiates for physical pain, then you're definitely going to be better off than if you start taking pills to manage your pain. Those opiates and Xanax pills will destroy your health and your life a hell of a lot faster than weed ever could.

[@lindenstromberg6859]

@@jamesteegardner2273 Any kind of abuse: food, substance, gambling, etc… usually results from something else. Sometimes it’s a physical dependency, often it’s OCD, and other times it’s anxiety. Cannabis is one of the tamest, it’s not going to kill you or destroy your livelihood like unhealthy food addictions, alcoholism, gambling, and pharmaceuticals. I do agree, though, that it can be used as a bandage to cover up things that therapy can deal with. Although, if you’re a creative editor, a musician, it can also be used as a tool because your brain processes sound and words differently-you can better understand the layers and build from there. Unfortunately, when writing, unless you have an idea of what you’re doing, a blank page remains a blank page.

[@MisanthropicTimeSlipperz]

😂😂😂😂 I can't believe what I'm reading.

[@SuperNicktendo]

I indulge from time to time. I noticed that it lowers that little voice in your mind that tells you what you're working on creatively isn't worth doing. I can see someone taking that as a pathway to success and the fact that he's rich and getting gigs still reinforces it. But when I write high I need to re-visit it sober and clear it up because it does become a stream of conscious at the time.

[@SOTE_513]

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage." Galatians 5:1

[@Beelzebud1995]

I always saw people shitting on kevin smith for the content he creates. I don't hate someone who shits out bad content, but I can't defend a person who shits on their friends.

[@RedCowArcade]

I’m glad he recognizes the error and is course correcting.

[@Beelzebud1995]

​@@RedCowArcadeMy jaw was on the floor over the mental hoops and excuses he was making on the podcast. I hope he said he was sorry to his buddies/co workers. I love it when you guys talk about content creators. 👍

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Kevins being super harsh to two of his oldest homies here( walt & bry) ive seen him talk to jason like this but just assumed it was mewes being a bit much. Kind of an ass nowadays.

[@DavidSupina]

I didn't realize until this clip that you both seem to have a Christian background. It's always a pleasant surprise to run into people in a non-religious context that you later find out have that element to them. God bless you both. And as to the topic, good for Kevin Smith. I cheer for everyone to go in the direction of healing, and it sounds like that is happening for him. God bless him as well.

[@holdingpattern245]

Isn't Kevin also a Catholic?

[@DavidSupina]

@@holdingpattern245 I think he at least has a Catholic background. I haven’t heard anything recently from him to indicate how integral his faith is to him at this moment. My hope is that he digs in to find grounding for grace, peace and reconciliation. But any sort of growth is always encouraging, especially since the internet can be so negative.

[@broho2407]

Congrats on having an imaginary friend guys!

[@DavidSupina]

@photo Footage I can only speak from personal experience and from philosophical arguments, but I will offer a prayer for your well-being. It seems to me that you may be in a less than great place if you feel the need to take shots at strangers on the internet. I want good things for you, because being human is a tough situation, and I don't want anyone to miss out on what is beautiful in life, you included. May the God you don't believe in bless you immeasurably.

[@broho2407]

@@DavidSupina I reject your witchcraft!

[@anthonyrowland9072]

emo kev was endearing but he still has bullied fat kid energy he never dealt with.

[@chadhoganlive]

I am currently in the process of quitting weed. I wonder if I am able to do it once in a while, or if this is it and there's no going back. From January 2001 to last week. What a ride. Where's the cheetos? Oh damn I am not hungry still due to quitting, damn.

[@renardfox328]

How's it going in your attempt to get off it? I'm actually thinking of trying to use weed to help wean off alcohol. I don't have a major problem. I drink on the weekends but have been known to polish off a bottle of vodka on a Saturday.

[@chadhoganlive]

@@renardfox328 I have been drinking infused weed drinks (10 mg per can) once a day to get off smoking weed. Been doing this since beginning of April and it's worked great. Infused drinks have a kick even at a paltry 10 mg (Ontario Canada law) if you are not smoking it too. Using weed to get off booze is a great idea. How are you doing? Next I just gotta get off these drinks (one a day). I am addicted to the one weed drink a day.

[@renardfox328]

@@chadhoganlive I wasn't even aware that infused drinks existed. Congrats on the progress man. I'm doing okay, much better now that the winter is over. I'm much more active in the summer, and its easier to wean off the booze now. Still, the stuff is so bad for you, I think that weed would be a better alternative to getting completely sober.

[@chadhoganlive]

@@renardfox328 Yeah not sure what the laws are or if you have pot stores in your area, but if you do, look into the infused drinks. The edibles here are also 10 mg and they don't do crap, but for some reason the 10mg drinks do it for me. I reccomend the sparkling water drinks as they have less sugar, but the pop drinks are fine also if you don't mind some sugar. The illegal edibles/drinks have too much THC in them for me, so that's why I find the legal 10mg weed infused beverages are a sweet spot. Especially if you are not a heavy smoker. Anything you do for 21 days straight will become a habit, whether that's smoking weed or not drinking at all, so whatever you do (or don't do), do it (or don't do it) for 21 days in a row and your habits will change. Good luck! -chadHOGANlive

[@tommyjones1357]

I don’t think I like this guy. I never needed drugs to care about other people. And he’s talks too much about nonsense! Never cared for his films.

[@colin6603]

Kevin Smith sucks. He made like two good movies and is insufferable in every interview.

[@donnylurch4207]

I guess it's a hot take, but I enjoyed MOTU Revelations. I understand why people were disappointed with the bait-and-switch marketing. Smith tried to do something clever and it backfired. I do wish the show with Mark Hamill as Skeletor had more of... that, going for it, but I'd watch season 2 with Super Skeletor if it ever got made (it probably won't).

[@mrjoejon6882]

SMODCAST WAS VERY DARK AND SAD IF YOU LOOK BACK

[@GevinHuey]

25:37 it's only weird when you scramble for the camera when you do.

[@Gabaghoul1987]

Dude wrecked lifelong friendships with Walt and Bryan. Walt was right the whole time.

[@RedCowArcade]

Do we know what specifically caused the present day fall out?

[@MrChupacabra555]

Didn't Comic Book Men cast member "Bryan Johnson" (who looks for all the world like Alan Moore 😁) also have a serious drug problem between seasons of the show (at least as I remember, without hitting a wiki for the information, which I will do now 😅) Also, I clearly remember this 'interview/intervention' on an episode of Comic Book Men, and was surprised that Kevin gave the okay to broadcast it.

[@Loch1210]

Smoking weed is not a serious drug problem

[@MrChupacabra555]

@@Loch1210Regardless, Kevin has made the decision to quit using it (it may have been some kind of emotional crutch for him, helping him deal with the abuse he suffered in his youth that he had seemingly repressed until recently)

[@Loch1210]

@@MrChupacabra555 whatever choice he makes is cool with me.

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

I have kinda noticed there is a spectrum between weed and alcohol. Weed is good for controlling impulsivity where alcohol is good for social anxiety. But they go hand in hand. In a way, not caring what others think is the same as being inconsiderate. I don’t drink for example because i am already pretty uninhibited, but smoking helps me be a lil less impulsive and a lil more considerate. Aspects of my adhd that adderall doesn’t work too well for. But I always ask people questions about anxiety and stuff b4 i share weed. Drugs is something i think its ok to gatekeep. Imo if i gave someone weed and it gives them a panic attack, i need to hold myself responsible imo.

[@tziirkq]

The idea that you can't get addicted to weed is stupid. You can get addicted to food. You can get addicted to sex. I know a woman who is addicted to running. My Father replaced alcohol with work, he would be frustrated during holidays and constantly finding grueling things to do around the house. If you think critically for less than a minute, it's more than obvious.

[@exposingpowerfullieslivest5082]

im subscribing b/c u mentioned Lent. Based.

[@CadetBoneSpurs]

Religion is poison

[@cmdrfunk]

Screw him for ruining He-Man while lying about it and then blaming the fans for what he did

[@altohippiegabber]

Good for him, I guess, but I ain't quitting weed any time soon. It's not called the chronic for nothing! #EveryHourOnTheHour

[@Loch1210]

I would’ve assumed that Kevin Smith always smoked weed

[@AmerichCalhoun]

That whole podcast episode with Walt and Kevin Smith looks like a tri-state area version of My Dinner with Andre lol. At a certain point in Kevin Smith getting older he just started infusing and confusing every part of his life with false wisdom

[@bennycostello2472]

His movies started sucking when he started let's be real. Red state was still good though

[@ebneigh5191]

Smith has pretty much always been mediocre.

[@cosmicsurge9528]

Love Kevin so very much, bless him truly for sharing what he did

[@burgertim7878]

He should quit making movies instead.

[@grandmascreampie5372]

I concur

[@billybadass7718]

Just discovered your channel. I enjoyed this discussion. I too see a lot of myself in Kevin

[@katiescroggins5692]

Kevin smith can do whatever Kevin smith wants because Kevin smith is Kevin smith!

[@TheMovieHangout]

Maybe this explains his erratic emotional behavior.

[@DiversityDragons]

Great video.

[@OliverRabies]

apologize to walt

[@matthewmartin4394]

To a lifelong, daily Cannabis user, I see this from various angles. It's fascinating. I really believe that it's more likely that Kevin truly did benefit in a way that likely saved his life at some point. That doesn't mean it can't eventually become an obstacle to healthy relationships. I personally am not the hard worker he is, nor do I have the burden of an intimate, romantic relationship to participate in. I take issue however, w/the notion that the weed had a negative effect on his creativity. That IMO, is BS

[@BananaMana69]

When being high is your base level it no longer makes you more creative.

[@CadetBoneSpurs]

@@BananaMana69says you

[@markwilson3955]

He lost it when Scott mossier stopped producing his movies

[@mrgrumboldt]

I'll smoke weed in his honor.

[@grandmascreampie5372]

more for me

[@tangreen7267]

First time watching. Not bad. Shout out to Red Cow Arcade !

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

I only find weed useful for thinking. Like smoke a joint and just listening to music is peak. It kinda ruins everything else for me though. I'll watch a movie and get sleepy an hour in, I'll play a game and be terrible and just die over and over again.

[@kanacus]

Fantastic analysis. I hope post-weed Kevin will create some good content again.