Schwarzenegger: Marijuana is not a drug

Arnold Schwarzenegger has claimed that marijuana is a leaf and not a drug.

The US politician and former actor insisted that the only drug he has ever needed was regular trips to the gym, despite there being pictures of him smoking weed in the documentary Pumping Iron.

Schwarzenegger told GQ: "I didn't take any drugs." When asked about marijuana, he said: "That is not a drug. It's a leaf. My drug was pumping iron, trust me."

He also defended politicians who do take drugs, arguing that such matters shouldn't be important to voters.

The Terminator star commented: "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?"