Macron Makes Marijuana Quip on French Guiana Tour

Lighthearted comments by French President during a visit to a neighborhood in Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana, on October 27, were interpreted in reports as a joke about marijuana.During a visit to the Creek neighborhood, which came as part of a 48-hour visit to the overseas French region, Macron met and spoke with locals.At one point, he said, “There’s someone here who is not speaking cigarettes.” The remark was taken as a joke by those around Macron; he added, “I still have a nose.”Macron then said, “That will not help you with your schoolwork,” and that this should be told to the youngest person there.Macron’s comments from 2’25" in this footage. Credit: Emmanuel Macron via Storyful