Schwarzenegger says Edited not a drug

[mcpeepants]

Schwarzenegger says Edited not a drug

Sun Oct 28, 9:54 PM ET

LONDON - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says Edited is not a drug, a British magazine reported Monday. But his spokesman said the governor was joking.

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 Edited in the 1970s and was shown smoking a joint in the 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron."

"That is not a drug. It's a leaf," Schwarzenegger 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 his interviewer was Piers Morgan, one of the judges on "America's Got Talent." Morgan is a former British newspaper editor.

"The governor was doing an interview with the host of 'America's Got Talent,' the newest version of the gong show," McLear said. "I think it's important to keep that quote in the context of the environment where it was said."

"Of course the governor understands Edited is a drug. It's like when he goes on Leno or the Daily Show, if you took something like that out of context, it might seem shocking but it was in a silly entertainment context," he added.

In the interview for the magazine's December issue, Schwarzenegger refused to condemn politicians who decline to answer questions about drug use.

"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 was quoted as saying.

"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?" he added.

In the same interview, Schwarzenegger listed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who left office in June, as one of the greatest leaders in history, alongside former South African President Nelson Mandela, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Asked if he would include President Bush on the list, Schwarzenegger — a Republican — said: "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."

[RA]

We have jails at over capacity and we spend 1000s of police hours in the war on drugs....seems silly.

[Kärnfysikern]

Arnold for president!

[Amorphic]

We have jails at over capacity and we spend 1000s of police hours in the war on drugs....seems silly.

+1...

[RA]

I wish...if he just wasnt foreign born

I dont see them ever changing that either...

Arnold for president!

[Kärnfysikern]

Well if Arnold manages to change the law Im going to become a US citizen just so I can vote for him

[Logan13]

Anything that hinders your ability to be a productive part of society is not a positive thing. If you guys think that you need pot to survive the "stresses of daily life", toke on....

LEGAL OR NOT
A pothead is still a pothead.......

[RA]

#1 lol logan. I dont smoke it...

#2 Beer?

#3 If someone wants to take any drug I dont think the govt has the right to tell them not to.. If they break some other law while under the influence then they should be punished. But Im not against the guy who wants to sit in his house and smoke a bale of the crap.

We shouldnt be wasting all this money on something that will never ever ever go away or be defeated. Its like having a money toilet that you keep flushing.

Anything that hinders your ability to be a productive part of society is not a positive thing. If you guys think that you need pot to survive the "stresses of daily life", toke on....

LEGAL OR NOT
A pothead is still a pothead.......

[Carlos_E]

Anything that hinders your ability to be a productive part of society is not a positive thing. If you guys think that you need pot to survive the "stresses of daily life", toke on....

LEGAL OR NOT
A pothead is still a pothead.......

This is one of the few points we agree upon.

[Dizz28]

I find it funny how some drugs are socially "acceptable" and some aren't.

Although, it seems like the one in the thread topic is becoming more and more "acceptable" than it once was not long ago

[Kärnfysikern]

Anything that hinders your ability to be a productive part of society is not a positive thing. If you guys think that you need pot to survive the "stresses of daily life", toke on....

LEGAL OR NOT
A pothead is still a pothead.......

I guess you never drink? A drunk is always a drunk.

[305GUY]

"That is not a drug. It's a leaf," Schwarzenegger told GQ. "My drug was pumping iron, trust me."

GO ARNOLD!!!!!!

But someone should tell him you dont smoke the leaves you smoke the flowers. lol

[Hoggage_54]

We have jails at over capacity and we spend 1000s of police hours in the war on drugs....seems silly.

+1

[TesticularFortitude]

Originally Posted by Logan13
Anything that hinders your ability to be a productive part of society is not a positive thing. If you guys think that you need pot to survive the "stresses of daily life", toke on....

LEGAL OR NOT
A pothead is still a pothead.......


LOL ... are you trying to say everyone who smokes a joint now and then is a pothead... hahah... if so, that includes a plethora of intelligent, successful and wealthy people. i thikn your statement is a little bit off.. after all i enjoy the occasional beer - am I an alcoholic because of that

[Dizz28]

am I an alcoholic because of that

Yes, you need an intervention...

[NEW_IN_THE_GAME]

i laugh at the fact that anyone on here can talk shit bout a pothead. i smoke. so what? if i smoke a dub and go lift, or if i just lift whats the diff? i find no difference other than my bp went from 160/90-115/45 and i know some was the excercise and eating i do, but there is something to be said about "relaxation"

[Logan13]

Originally Posted by Logan13
Anything that hinders your ability to be a productive part of society is not a positive thing. If you guys think that you need pot to survive the "stresses of daily life", toke on....

LEGAL OR NOT
A pothead is still a pothead.......


LOL ... are you trying to say everyone who smokes a joint now and then is a pothead... hahah... if so, that includes a plethora of intelligent, successful and wealthy people. i thikn your statement is a little bit off.. after all i enjoy the occasional beer - am I an alcoholic because of that

sugar coat it all that you want........
It is a weakness, regardless of one's social status.

[Tock]

Me, I don't much care for it. All it does is clog my sinuses and makes me giggle. Hmmm.

When I was an MP in the USAF years ago, I trained both police and drug sniffer dogs. But Airmen found with one solitary M seed were usually sentenced to 5 years in Ft. Levenworth. So, when my sniffer dog found leafy stuff in anyone's room, I'd usually flush it down the john, take the guy aside, and tell him to keep that stuff off base.

Harsh sentences for such offenses seems unreasonable, given that alcohol, which is more addictive and has greater health risks, is legal. So, that's one of the things I'm proudest of in my military service history -- that of saving a few dozen guys a felony record, and keeping them from spending 5 years in what's become nothing but a gang-controlled hell-hole where prisoners enter bad, and come out much worse.

Ya, I could see prison sentences for violent crime, but geez, not for herbs.

[Logan13]

Me, I don't much care for it. All it does is clog my sinuses and makes me giggle. Hmmm.

When I was an MP in the USAF years ago, I trained both police and drug sniffer dogs. But Airmen found with one solitary M seed were usually sentenced to 5 years in Ft. Levenworth. So, when my sniffer dog found leafy stuff in anyone's room, I'd usually flush it down the john, take the guy aside, and tell him to keep that stuff off base.

Harsh sentences for such offenses seems unreasonable, given that alcohol, which is more addictive and has greater health risks, is legal. So, that's one of the things I'm proudest of in my military service history -- that of saving a few dozen guys a felony record, and keeping them from spending 5 years in what's become nothing but a gang-controlled hell-hole where prisoners enter bad, and come out much worse.

Ya, I could see prison sentences for violent crime, but geez, not for herbs.

I do agree that sending a guy up-river for 5 years on a pot conviction is silly and a waste of resources.

[NEW_IN_THE_GAME]

NORML- its a way of life, and justice, choose your poison and enjoy. mine comes from the earth. does yours???

[Tock]

I do agree that sending a guy up-river for 5 years on a pot conviction is silly and a waste of resources.

There must be something wrong with my computer -- it appears that we agree on something . . .

[Dizz28]

It is a weakness, regardless of one's social status.

So is alcohol, do you drink?

[Kingweb50]

We have jails at over capacity and we spend 1000s of police hours in the war on drugs....seems silly.

I think this is why it is still illegal because it provides so many jobs. Other countrys where almost everything is legal have a lot less crime but they dont have as many people that need jobs and this is one way to provide thousands and thousands of jobs.

[Dizz28]

I think this is why it is still illegal because it provides so many jobs. Other countrys where almost everything is legal have a lot less crime but they dont have as many people that need jobs and this is one way to provide thousands and thousands of jobs.

that's a really dumb reason to do that if that's true. Think about how much it costs to lock one person up a year...kinda negates the amount of jobs it creates

[Logan13]

I think this is why it is still illegal because it provides so many jobs. Other countrys where almost everything is legal have a lot less crime but they dont have as many people that need jobs and this is one way to provide thousands and thousands of jobs.

which countries are you speaking of?

[Logan13]

So is alcohol, do you drink?

no....
I suppose that Copenhagen could be viewed as a weakness as well, but it certainly does not impair me.