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Wiz Khalifa on Weed, Creativity, and Wellness

Happy 420.

I once dropped my cell phone into a toilet at a strip club.

"Freakin' fuck!" I said, pacing the two feet of the stall, trying to weigh my options. How did this happen, you ask?

I was covering Wiz Khalifa's album release party there for a magazine, had several free drinks, and had to pee. I had slipped my phone in the back pocket of my jeans, which was not smart, but I was not of sound mind at the time—not because of the drinks (I have the tolerance of an Irish bouncer) but because I had clearly caught contact from one of the cigar-sized blunts Wiz was smoking. I decided to take the L and left the phone floating sadly in what I assumed was sperm-ridden toilet water.

I clearly cannot handle weed like Wiz Khalifa. He is basically a rapping, walking joint. His brand has been immaculately built on that reality. While some science still side-eyes the correlation, Wiz touts marijuana's effects on his creativity and on his physical and mental health. He even has his own brand of vape pens. So basically, he's paid to continue his indulgent and bud-centric lifestyle with ample incentive.

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