Gov. Schwarzenegger Calls Marijuana "A Leaf, Not A Drug"

Mogie

October 29, 2007 11:40 a.m. EST

Julie Farby - AHN News Writer

Los Angeles, CA (AHN)-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger defended his use of marijuana during his bodybuilding days in the 1970s, saying that pot is not a drug during an interview with GQ magazine.

Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder/actor turned politician, was defending a picture of himself in the 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron," which depicted him smoking a joint, telling the interviewer, "That is not a drug. It's a leaf. My drug was pumping iron, trust me."

The Republican governor of California also refused to criticize politicians who eschew answering questions about their own experimentation with drugs, asking the interviewer, "What would you rather have? A politician taking stuff and not saying, but making the best decisions and improving things? Or a politician who names all the drugs he or she has taken but makes lousy decisions for the country?"

Schwarzenegger, who manages to remain widely popular as a GOP governor in a traditionally Democratic state, was a tad less forthcoming when discussing his opinion of fellow Republican George W. Bush's administration.

Asked if he would include President Bush on his list of the greatest leaders in history, which included former South African President Nelson Mandela, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, Schwarzenegger replied, "I would say that I was...very fond of his father. I worked for President Bush Sr., and he was a great man."

"I think his son does some great things and there are some other things I don't agree with," he added.

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HighPhi

wow arnie seem like he has half a brain, the best part was the "trust me" part, i can just imagine him saying it all monotone and deep like ehhehe

green_nobody

that one would sounded more like him in the old days: "dude, i can bench press you single handed, shut up or i gonna eat you punk!"

but from the today's point: "and you want to imply that you never smoked it and that this would make you better at my job therefor? then why do you still ask so silly shit for you lousy press job, which you don't master too well if you come up with such old crap only."

never the less, at times i love the guy

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blakeb

hahaha go arnold