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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Anonymous

Smoking weed every day makes me less presentable and less productive. I love it

hand holding a joint over a background showing a brightly colored bed and cannabis leaves
‘Smoking with my parents in the pandemic turned me into a habitual user.’ Illustration: Marta Parszeniew/The Guardian

When the pandemic came, I moved back in with my parents in Los Angeles. It was extremely boring. One night we had completely run out of things to do so they decided to go to a local dispensary and pick up. Obviously weed is legal in California, and they’d never tried it before, so they were like: “Well, why not!”

They came back with some pre-rolled joints, which I found really endearing. I come from a Reform Jewish California family, so it almost felt cultural for all of us to be smoking weed together. It’s what I imagine Seth Rogen does when he goes home to visit his parents.

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