“I have this joint here,” he said. And with that announcement, the congressman, Rep. John Mica (R-FL), waved the rolled Mary Jane in the air.
“This is… okay, don’t get too excited, some of you. This is not a real one. It’s a mock one,” he said.
The Congressman was discussing the penalties of marijuana possession when he displayed the Ganga. Asked by a fellow congressman if he rolled the weed all by himself, Mica replied that his staff helped. “They have more experience,” he said.
As far as I know, this was the first time Cannabis made its way on the House floor.
