Logan Paul has opened up about quitting weed cold turkey, saying the withdrawals hit harder than he ever expected.
On a recent episode of his Impaulsive podcast, the WWE performer and internet personality spoke about his past cannabis habit alongside co-host Mike Majlak, who also reflected on his own recovery from heroin addiction.
The conversation turned into a candid breakdown of how dependency can build, what withdrawal can look like, and how difficult it can be to stop once a routine becomes ingrained.
Paul explained that for years he was, in his words, “the anti-weed guy” before later leaning into regular use.
He said what began as something that helped him relax and feel creatively switched on slowly became a near-constant state that started affecting day-to-day life.
“When I realised that I was high more than I wasn’t high, it’s a little problematic,” he said.
“I was waking up groggy. I’m going to sleep high. It was a disaster.”
When he decided to stop, he said he went all in and didn’t taper off. “You know how I do shit? Cold turkey,” he said.
Paul described the week that followed as rougher than he anticipated, listing a string of symptoms that made it hard to function normally. “I was extremely irritable. I could not sleep. I developed a gag reflex, no appetite. Maybe I sound like a pussy, but I was really going through it.”
He also pushed back on the idea that cannabis is harmless or doesn’t count as a drug. “Weed is a very powerful drug. I don’t care who the f*ck says it’s not a drug, it’s a f*cking drug,” he said.
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“I grew up not smoking. Then fully dedicated myself to becoming a pothead. And with that came a lot of great things.
“Weed can allow for creativity. It calms me down. But I knew there was going to be a day where I had to call it quits.”
Paul said the process gave him a broader appreciation for what addiction can do to a person, and he became visibly emotional when addressing Majlak’s past struggle with heroin.
“I have to f*cking commend you, bro,” Paul said. “The fact that you made it out of a heroin addiction, I’m going to get a little emotional. I have so much fucking respect for you and anyone who has beaten an addiction, because this shit fucking sucks. And this is just weed. This ain’t sh*t. I swear to God, if I had an addiction as serious as his, I would not make it out.”
Majlak, who has spoken for years about his recovery, drew a distinction between what Paul described and what opioid withdrawal typically involves.
Speaking on the podcast, he said: “The difference between the two is weed is a mental and psychological battle. When you get into the opiates and heroin, it’s a much more physical battle, it’s just exponentially worse.”
He compared opioid withdrawal to an extreme illness that doesn’t let up quickly, explaining how intense and prolonged it can be.
“You’re constantly throwing up, you have diarrhoea, you basically feel like you have COVID or the flu for two weeks, and it’s ten times worse,” he said.
At the same time, Majlak said comedowns and withdrawal shouldn’t be brushed aside simply because one substance is considered “less serious” than another.
Despite the difference in severity, Majlak was careful not to dismiss what Paul had been through. “All drugs have comedowns and letdowns,” he said.
“You have to respect the withdrawals, no matter what drug it is.”