Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t a very good actor and a worse politician. However, all you stoners who have chuckled your way through various lines from Predator or Conan The Barbarian can now breathe a little easier.
If you’re lungs aren’t shot from hammering bongs every night this month.
Basically, Arnie has claimed that no one cares if people smoke marijuana in an interview on a popular US chat show. He said that in an interview, rather than said that no-one cared if you were in the very specific situation of being stoned during a chat-show.
Anyway, one of the biggest names in Hollywood -20 letters* – who became Governor of California in 2003, signed a law five weeks ago which enabled those people in possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to escape with a $100 (?62) fine and not be arrested or receive a criminal record.
That’s nice isn’t it? Provided you’re not driving a combine harvester down a freeway or something.
He defended the law in a TV interview, telling host Jay Leno on the Tonight Show that it was a good idea.
According to a transcript of the interview, Schwarzenegger said:
“No one cares if you smoke a joint or not.”
Or gobble down handfuls of banned steroids just before a weightlifting competition, presumably.
Anyway, if you don’t know, on election day, voters rejected a further motion that would have allowed adults aged 21 and older to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana.
So there you have it. If your parents catch you with a great stinkin’ joint dangling from your lips, just point them in the direction of Arnold Schwarzenegger, because he says it’s cool to do drugs. Just don’t get wrecked and then try watching Total Recall because it will make a complete and utter mess of your brain.
Especially the three-tits bit.
* Joke c/o some comedian whose name escapes us presently.
Bobby says
So he turned out to be a good governor after all.
mark says
Here’s the clip of it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grOM0QVR0d0