Woody Harrelson Blames Willie Nelson

Woody Harrelson opened up about the special place marijuana has in his life, and what prompted him to revisit his beloved weed after quitting it for two years.

Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday, he said: “I quit for almost two years. No smoking, no vaping. Every once in a while you’re going to have something edible. Let’s be real, I’m not a nun.”

• But then he ran into his good buddy Willie Nelson.
• “He was never comfortable with me quitting, it just bothered him,” he said. “I would always say, ‘Willie you know I’m not smoking,’ ” he continued. “He would always do the same thing like he was hearing it for the first time, ‘Oh really? Sorry!’ This happened like 500 times.”
• After winning a game of poker against Nelson, he finally caved.
• “I was in a celebratory mood and he hands me that pin and I was just snatched and it was like ‘ah, f- it,’ ” he said. “I take a big draw of it and he says ‘Welcome home, son.’ “
• DeGeneres, meanwhile, said she personally hated weed. “I don’t smoke,” she said, eliciting a skeptical “OK” from her guest. “No, I don’t. I don’t like it. I don’t enjoy it. I don’t understand. I don’t know how people function on it. I would be like in a corner, rocking. That’s what would happen to me if I did any of that form.”
• Harrelson has served on the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
• Shortly after it was legalized in 2016, Harrison applied to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Hawaii. (His request was denied).