Woody Harrelson quit smoking pot because he felt it was "keeping him from being emotionally available"

He said: "They think I’m a party animal, which ... I am a party animal. I mean, that might be one thing. But I am a party animal. But on the other hand, I haven’t ... I’m now extremely moderate and ... I actually stopped smoking pot almost a year ago ...

"The effect of [smoking] it is euphoria. But when you’re doing it all the time, it just becomes ... Well, you know. I feel like it was keeping me from being emotionally available. I really don’t want this interview to turn into a whole thing about that."

However, it hasn't been without temptations but he was able to avoid it by turning the joint down.

He told Vulture.com: "Well, like, last night, someone had - not just good herb but sativa; really good sativa. There’s a joint, and beautifully rolled. I like a beautifully rolled ... and I just was like, I mean, I’ve gone this long.

"It would be weird to just be like, 'Okay, let me have a hit off that,' and then suddenly go back to smoking too much, which is ... I don’t have a problem at all with smoking. I think it’s great. I think it’s a great drug, in terms of ... Even cops say that the side effect is euphoria. Or the ... what do you call it?"