Johnny B. Truant is co-founder and storyteller of nearly 100 novels, mainly fiction, in the Sterling & Stone Story Studio. The rights to his horror-satire series “Big Vampire” have recently been sold for production as a television show to NBC Universal. 











Johnny is highly interested in marijuana and would like to speed the hell up by repealing the federal ban. 
In this episode, he shares his thoughts on why he kept away from cannabis in his early life and how weed improved his writing. For Johnny, it’s not about trying it out early; it’s the great benefits he discovered lately. Don’t miss out on this cool episode!

I feel like it opened me up for want of a better term, like I’m just more introspective, and I noticed things a little bit more since I’ve been smoking. – Johnny B. Truant

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​Some Topics We Discussed Include
1:49 – Sterling and Stone, changing the world with stories3:08 – Smoking in TV shows and movies6:53 – Professional joint roller10:19 – Cannabis at forty18:51 – Ganja food31:52 – Weed and writing35:55 – Smoke for the first time38:07 – Where to find them
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Simon and Schuster

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Matthew McConaughey

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Unicorn Western

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Alien Invasion

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Transcript
Chip Baker: Hey, this is Chip of The Real Dirt. In today’s dirt, I’ve got my good buddy Johnny B. Truant. Say, hey, Johnny.
Johnny Truant: Hey, what’s up Chip?
Chip Baker: Well, I don’t have too many non-cannabis industry people or guests on my show and you’ll hear quite a few more of this next year. But a Johnny is a writer, which in my mind is synonymous with lots of weed. Is that right Johnny?
Johnny Truant: You know, it didn’t. It wasn’t for the longest time, but then Sean corrupted me, that’s my partner and co-author and eventually,