<p>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</a> as a joke about marijuana.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.”</p><p>Macron then said, “That will not help you with your schoolwork,” and that this should be told to the youngest person there.</p><p>Macron’s comments from 2’25" in this footage. Credit: Emmanuel Macron via Storyful</p><br />
