Washington, Jan 16 : Hollywood actor Brad Pitt once loved to smoke weed, claims a marijuana advocate.

Craig Z. Rudin, who used to run 2000 BC, the trendy drug paraphernalia shop that the 44-year-old actor once frequented, has revealed that he liked to smoke pot and go to the beach.

"It was no secret Brad liked to smoke pot. He was so open and honest about it. It seemed to me all he wanted to do was smoke weed, make movies and go to the beach," Contactmusic quoted him as telling America''s Globe tabloid.

"He''d come into the shop all the time. He came in once and was excited about smoking with one of his very big-name co-stars. ''We blaze (smoke pot) every day in his trailer,'' Brad boasted. He had a huge grin on his face," he added.

Meanwhile, a long-time friend of Pitt has told the Globe that the movie hunk is much "clearer" now he''s given up pot.

"His whole life has changed since he stopped smoking pot. He found he was thinking clearer and.