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Snoop Dogg: I've decided to give up smoke Mark Savage BBC News Friday 17 Nov 2023 The hip-hop star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, made the surprise announcement on social media. "After much consideration & conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke. Please respect my privacy at this time,” he posted on Instagram, external and X., external He did not specify what form of smoking he was stopping, or even whether he was serious. Some fans speculated that the post was part of a marketing stunt for his cannabis company Leafs By Snoop. Others reacted with disbelief. “Today isn’t April Fools day Snoop,” said one. “Snoop without smoke is like earth without water," added another. Ro Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, commented: "No more BBQ at uncle's... the grill is off for the season." Snoop's cannabis intake has been well-documented in his music and interviews. The rapper, 52, made his debut on Dr Dre's 1992 album The Chronic, whose title is a slang name for high quality marijuana. Over the years, his lyrics have contained multiple references to the habit. "We gon' smoke an ounce to this," he rapped on his solo single Gin And Juice. The Dr Dre collaboration The Next Episode - which opened the Super Bowl half-time show in 2022 - carried the observation: "Smoke weed every day." In 2013, speaking to GQ magazine, the artist said he was smoking 80 cannabis joints a day. His founded Leafs By Snoop two years later. The company specialises in making its own cannabis strains, concentrates, flowers, and edibles. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g21x5yp81o?fbclid=IwAR3tZ3swNMoGD6PzlaFB42lauEqmQCBy5BuLdDZqUv78zqM45wUuF4RrW1A
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