Governor was only kidding about pot not being a drug
A minor conontroversy has bubbled up involving remarks that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made to the British edition of GQ magazine. In the interview, he said marijuana is not a drug, but a "leaf." His staff immediately said the governor was being funny in the interview.
This is from an AP story about the magazine article:
Schwarzenegger told the British edition of GQ magazine that he had not taken drugs, even though the former bodybuilder and Hollywood star has acknowledged using marijuana in the 1970s and was shown smoking a joint in the 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron.""That is not a drug. It's a leaf," he told GQ. "My drug was pumping iron, trust me."
Aaron McLear, Schwarzenegger's press secretary, said the governor made the comments in a lighthearted context, noting that his interviewer was Piers Morgan, one of the judges on "America's Got Talent." Morgan is a former British newspaper editor.
It must have been a very slow news day.
Comments
god forbid someone state the obvious.
Posted by: john swift | October 29, 2007 4:21 PM
I was so appalled I jumped up and knocked the Bong over spilling the water on the floor.
Posted by: Brian Murray | October 31, 2007 7:37 AM
Kidding or not Leaves and other herbs are used in creating dangerous drugs that affect people all over the world. Sometimes people just say stupid things and once it is out of the mouth you can't reel it back in thus making it imperative to think before you speak or write.
Posted by: Jackie Krage | October 31, 2007 8:24 AM
"Kidding or not Leaves and other herbs are used in creating dangerous drugs that affect people all over the world."
True. They're also used in mild drugs like caffeine. I've never tried marijuana, and don't have any desire to, but I seriously question whether treating it like a dangerous drug is a wise use of our tax dollars. It might be better to just legalize it, restrict it and tax it like we do with alchohol and tobacco. It's not a perfect solution, but would probably work better than what we're doing now.
Posted by: Mike D. | October 31, 2007 9:39 AM