Ricki Lake Highly Suggests Watching Episodes of Her Talk Show: ‘Trip’

Lake Ricki used to call himself “Nancy Reagan‘disciple’ because she would always say “no to drugs,” but after growing her own cannabis, she’s relaxed about smoking weed – and she doesn’t take herself too seriously.

“What’s a good thing to watch when you’re high? Watch old episodes of The Ricki Lake Show on YouTube,” Lake, 56, reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly while promoting her collaboration with Stone Road Farms to her Ricki Lake & Bake line.

The actress laughs while thinking about smoking weed while streaming reruns of her second talk show, which ended in 2013 after one season. “That would be a really fun pastime this holiday season,” she teases, adding, “It’s a trip.” (Lake also hosts Lake Ricki between 1992 and 2004.)

Although Lake jokes about watching The Ricki Lake Show under the influence, he says Us when he filmed his two series cannabis wasn’t even on his radar.

During that period, the Hair spray a star remembers being “very critical, very scared” and “close to thinking” about weed, which is the reason for the comparison with Reagan, who created the famous “Just Say No” campaign to drugs in the 80s.

“I was adamantly against all illegal drugs,” Lake explains, noting that it has now “turned a complete 180 where I now have so much respect for this medicine, and I love it relaxed .”

Once Lake started growing her own weed in Malibu, California – which eventually led to her weed a collaboration with Stone Road Farms – became a true believer in its healing properties. Also, she says that smoking or drinking cannabis makes many activities more fun.

“We love taking gummies to the theater,” Lake said Us of her and her husband, Ross Burninghamtheater preferences. “He does the The Broadway experience much better.”

She explains, “We joke about Moulin Rouge. … Moulin Rouge was kind of, not the best show, but (see) out loud it was amazing. My husband hummed that thing for days. It was so funny.”

Lake notes that although she doesn’t have a favorite movie to watch out loud, she points to it Elves as a “good movie to watch hit” during the holiday season.

She adds that she likes to do “everything” stoned but says she’s not “high all day” because she has to “act,” warning Us“There is a fine line. You can definitely take too much. So I’m definitely on the smaller side of more.”

That being said, Lake and her spouse usually take cannabis in some way, shape or form at night to relax. “For me it’s mainly a time to relax in the evening, watch TV, connect with my husband. And get those amazing REM nights of sleep,” he revealed.

Lake says that as she’s matured, she’s learned to “prioritize getting the rest,” so cannabis has helped with her sleep cycle. He has too is assisted in her health journey.

“I love cannabis. I drink it,” he explains, noting that the brand he consumes is “low in calories” so it’s a better fit than drinking a glass of wine with lots of sugar before bed.

Lake adds: “I’d rather have my cannabis drink, which is, like, 40 calories. You get that nice buzz. It takes the edge off.”

For fans who want to try Lake’s own cannabis product, Ricki Lake & Bake, they can purchase a half-ounce roll-your-own pouch produced by Stone Road Farms. (Available at pharmacies throughout California.)

“I obviously believe in this medicine, and in the Stone Road brand and what they’ve built,” Lake said in a press release earlier this month. “It’s so in tune with where I’m at in my life, and I’m so happy to bring this out.”

The special cannabis was designed by the founder and CEO of Stone Road Farms Lex Corwin with Lake’s legacy in mind. “It’s a tribute to her iconic career and longstanding cannabis advocacy,” Corwin said in his own statement.

For more information on Stone Road Farms, check out their website.

Check out the latest on Lake’s life and evolution as an actress and entrepreneur in the latest issue of Us Weeklyon newsstands now.