SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted to past use of marijuana but said the substance is ‘not a drug. It’s a leaf.’ Schwarzenegger told a GQ magazine interviewer that he ‘didn’t take any drugs’ and explained when asked about his past admissions of marijuana use that ‘that is not a drug. It’s a leaf,’ The Daily Mail reported Monday. ‘My drug was pumping iron, trust me,’ he said. ‘I did smoke a joint and I did inhale. The bottom line is that’s what it was in the 70s, that’s what I did. I have never touched it since,’ Schwarzenegger said. The governor also told the interviewer that he doesn’t think it is necessarily the public’s concern when a politician uses Class A drugs. ‘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 during the GQ interview. ‘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 […]