Bono, O'Neill Tour Catches Scent of Marijuana

Reuters

May 24, 2002

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As Irish rocker Bono and U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill toured a huge Ford Motor Co. plant near Pretoria on Friday, the pungent odour of marijuana smoke attracted the attention of some of their entourage.

A Ford representative confirmed some of the 3,500 employees at the cavernous plant did smoke the herb.

The plant was described by Ford as the largest assembly plant in the Southern Hemisphere. It was one O'Neill wanted to highlight for having a model plan to test and offer treatment for HIV/AIDS-afflicted workers.

When a reporter asked a Ford official whether marijuana smoking affected efficiency, both Bono and O'Neill expressed interest that some workers smoked it.

"They do?" a surprised O'Neill interjected. "What do I know? That's something I don't know anything about."

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