From TheWrap · Alyssa Ray · · 50s
Michael Douglas on Drug Smuggling After Dad Cut Him Off
Michael Douglas revealed turning to marijuana smuggling after his father Kirk Douglas cut him off at age 21.
In brief
Michael Douglas revealed turning to marijuana smuggling after his father Kirk Douglas cut him off at age 21. Michael Douglas admitted he smuggled marijuana after his father Kirk Douglas cut him off at age 21, using suitcases to transport it. Originally reported by TheWrap.
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas admitted he turned to drug smuggling after his father Kirk Douglas cut him off at age 21.
Dad's Check
Dad wrote Michael Douglas a check for $10,000 and said, 'Great son, you’re on your own.'
“Great son, you’re on your own.”
Suitcases for Smuggling

He said each suitcase could hold 22 kilos of marijuana and he used them to transport it.
“One time I said, 'Dad, you remember one Christmas you bought me two beautiful Italian soft leather suitcases? Well, I found out that each one of those suitcases could hold 22 kilos of marijuana'”
Mobil Man of the Month
Douglas worked as the 'Mobil Man of the Month' at a gas station in Connecticut.
“I was the 'Mobil Man of the Month' while working for a gas station in Connecticut.”
The short version
Michael Douglas admitted he smuggled marijuana after his father Kirk Douglas cut him off at age 21, using suitcases to transport it.





