Richard Branson: I asked for weed at White House Politico / Patrick Gavin / 3,16,2012 When you go to a White House state dinner and you're lucky enough to get some face time with the president, what do you ask the president? “I asked him if I could have a spliff,†businessman and Virgin Group honcho Richard Branson told a crowd gathered at The Atlantic's Washington offices Thursday, the day after attending the dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron. “But they didn't have any,†Branson continued, according to a video of the event as he recalled his effort to procure weed the night before at the White House. (Also on POLITICO: Obama's campaign is watching you) What's he smoking? Well, Branson is a longtime advocate for the legalization of marijuana - and an admitted recreational pot puffer - and spoke at an Atlantic Exchange panel discussion titled “Benchmarching the War on Drugs.†Branson appeared alongside The Atlantic's Washington Editor-At-Large Steve Clemons and Ethan Nadelmann, the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. The Atlantic crowd guffawed mightily, which is appropriate: Branson was quick to note that he was joking. So passionate is Branson's work on the issue that one audience member asked him if he'd be a Al Gore of the movement and work on a documentary on the errors of drug policies. (Branson declined, saying his son is a far better documentarian than he could ever be.)
Sir Richard Branson is a very humble man. He owns so many nonprofit organizations and he always tries to make the world a better place. I remember him saying "Since I have the privilege to have the stature that I do, I should put it to good use."
Maybe Mr. Branson could spare a couple mil for the Cali initiative(s). He certainly has the money, he should put it to good use.
Yeah Branson is quite cool. But since he has that amount of wealth ... I'm gonna say this..... 'When you manage to ascertain a certain amount of global wealth you have no choice but to accept mason ideology as apart of your thinking.' "Enough money can make a being dangerous" All I'm saying is.... Stoner or No Stoner .... This Mo'fucker also has to withhold a great deal of information from people just like the rest.