High & Low Maintenance (w/ Ben Sinclair)

About this episode

Ben Sinclair discusses his relationship with marijuana and his new Substack column, Low Maintenance.

Writer, actor and director Ben Sinclair is best known as co-creator and star of the HBO series High Maintenance. A recent New York Times headline asked: “What happens when TV’s favorite weed dealer tries to quit?” The article centered around Low Maintenance, Ben’s new Substack column, where he “delves into his complicated relationship with marijuana." I've known Ben a little bit, for a long time, and wanted to take this opportunity to hear more about his current journey with(out) weed, and also to have an open discussion about intentional use and conscious uncoupling when it comes to cannabis.

People in this episode

Guest: Ben Sinclair

Topics covered

• marijuana
• HBO
• High Maintenance
• intentional use
• conscious uncoupling

Keywords

• weed dealer
• cannabis
• Substack
• New York Times

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: High & Low Maintenance, High Maintenance, Low Maintenance

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