Arnold Schwarzenegger's marijuana joke

Arnold Schwarzenegger claims that comments about marijuana not being a drug was a joke.

The Governor of California said to GW that he did not consider it a drug, arguing that it was a "leaf".

Schwarzenneger's press secretary said: "The governor was doing an interview with the host of America's Got Talent [Piers Morgan], the newest version of the gong show.

"I think it's important to keep that quote in the context of the environment where it was said. Of course the governor understands marijuana 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."