Arnold Schwarzenegger says marijuana is not a drug. The Hollywood star turned Governor of California was pictured smoking it in his 70s body-building documentary Pumping Iron.
But he told GQ magazine: “I didn't take any drugs.”
Told that he had admitted to smoking marijuana, Schwarzenegger replied: “That is not a drug. It’s a leaf.”
He added: “My drug was pumping iron, trust me.”
The Terminator star also refused to condemn politicians who took class A drugs, saying it was not necessarily a matter of public interest.
“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?” he asked.
“A politician's job is to do what's best for the people and to improve the country, the economy, the environment. Why should I care if a politician takes sleeping pills every night so long as he can do his job?”
Schwarzenegger, who recently met with Tory leader David Cameron to discuss green issues, named former Prime Minister Tony Blair as one of the greatest leaders in history.
He included Blair in a list alongside Nelson Mandela, John F Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Asked by interviewer Piers Morgan if he would also rate current US President George Bush, the Republican governor replied: “I would say that I was... very fond of his father. I worked for President Bush Sr and he was a great man.”
That is not a drug. It’s a leaf - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, CaliforniaSource:
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