Snoop Dogg: Godfather Of Marijuana Announces He's Quitting Smoking Weed

Snoop Dogg's announcement about giving up his smoking habit has sparked an influx of reactions from fans and celebrities.

The renowned rapper, who is known for being a notorious smoker, took to social media to state that he was giving cannabis for "family reasons." While some people took it as a joke that he will soon clarify, others have thrown their weight behind him in full support. 

On Thursday, Snoop shared a grainy image of him holding his hands together in front of his face, showing off the numerous rings on his fingers. Across the picture were words fans never expected to see in white, bold letters. Those words read:

"After much consideration & conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke. Please respect my privacy at this time."

Doubling down on the seemingly playful announcement, the "Deep Cover" artist, who smokes an estimated 75 - 150 joints daily, penned in the caption, I'm giving up smoke." The post immediately set the internet on fire, with fans giving it more than 280k likes in the first 30 minutes.

The comments also quickly filled up, with over 16k people airing their opinions on the update. "Best of luck Snoop! We are with you all the way!" mixed martial artist and professional boxer, Conor McGregor exclaimed in support.

Even "Wheel of Fortune" winner, Latrice Strada penned, "This is a whole obituary for his smoke life ??? too funny. I support this new life for him ❤️ the rebirth," and "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" star Charmaine Bey disclosed:

"Omggggg when my hubby gave up smoke and wanted me to be better I told him snoop smokes and is just fine. Now I don't have an argument! Lol good for you Unc l've cut back tremendously. You realize it's a real addiction when you think about it all the time."

At the same time, this fan chimed, "Woah! This is history.. I wish you the best!," while another jokingly asked, "Who is smoke and what he do ??," and a third joked, "Smoke must be the name of an unreleased album or sumn lol."

"That's it. The world is ending. Never thought this day would come. End Times are upon us!," a fourth Instagram user dramatically commented. Meanwhile, others were curious if Snoop, real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., had intended to announce on April Fool's Day.

As you can imagine, the world is in shock at the moment.

While we keep our fingers crossed on the outcome of the "Drop It Like It's Hot" hitmaker's decision, it's worth noting that his personal blunt roller, Ranagade PerRana, had previously revealed the number of joints she had rolled for him since she took over the role. 

The Blast reported that Renagade had shared during an October 2022 interview that by her estimation, she has rolled "over 450,000" joints for the West Coast rapper. After sharing that Snoop consumes approximately "half a pound a day, which is 75 to 150 joints," she emphasized that the rapper always ensured there was a "trusty blunt" with him when leaving his home for outings or events. 

Following the Doggy Style Records founder's revelation about having a personal blunt roller, thousands of fans inquired about the hiring process for the role. Renagade provided the answer to that when she appeared on "The Review podcast." 

As she explained, she had to outperform two other candidates in a blunt "roll-off" competition. In her words:

"I had a roll-off with a sound engineer that works with Snoop, that I guess Snoop kind of recommended, and then a Venezuelan cigar roller who rolls big boy stogies at parties. And I smoked them, to say the least. So from that day forward, I was the premier blunt roller of the planet — blunt roller to the stars now."

Luckily, Renagade's job comes with a high price, as Snoop had informed his fans that he pays his roller approximately $40,000 to $50,000 annually and provides additional perks such as travel and complimentary weed. Later in June 2022, the "Just Shoot Me" star shared on X that he had increased the salary for his full-time blunt roller, citing inflation as the reason.