Nick Offerman says that whereas he as soon as used marijuana for escapism, he now not desires to as a result of his life is at present “comfortable sufficient.”
In an interview revealed by The Impartial on Saturday, the Colin in Black and White and Parks and Recreation actor defined why after years of utilizing marijuana and advocating for its regulated legalization, he stopped smoking it. A part of it was as a consequence of his spouse, Megan Mullally, however the different half is as a result of “my life is comfortable sufficient that I don’t truly need it,” he defined.
That doesn’t imply he’s stopped championing its legalization, and the actor admitted he nonetheless has a stash in his home within the case he ever adjustments his thoughts. However he does jokingly lament that his resolution to cease got here at a time when it’s been extra extensively embraced.
“Once I relied on marijuana for escapism, I couldn’t get the good things and now that I can afford probably the most unbelievable pot, I don’t need it.”
Offerman later opened up about followers and even politicians who misread the masculinity and ideologies of his Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson. Thought-about “a person’s man,” the actor has beforehand disputed fan recommendations that his character would have voted for Trump. He additionally thinks its a “bummer” when he sees sure politicians he “despises” utilizing memes of his character.
Most lately, Republican Senator Mitt Romney trended on Twitter after dressing as the sort and largely adored Jason Sudeikis character Ted Lasso in a Halloween picture op with Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema. Offerman acknowledged he had additionally seen the viral tweet, and referred to as Romney “a fairly unusual Republican from the Morman Church in Utah,” earlier than talking extra broadly to sure politicians embracing endearing TV comedy characters.
Whereas he stated “everybody must be allowed to love what they like,” he did word that when individuals like Romney gown up like Ted Lasso and even Ron Swanson, “all these characters and all of the those that created that content material would hate you.”
