Jimmy Carter’s son once smoked marijuana with Willie Nelson in the White House

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A new documentary on the former POTUS reveals some interesting anecdotes about cannabis

Marijuana has been smoked almost everywhere, even inside the White House, according to a new documentary that is being released this month. Former President Jimmy Carter talked about a time during his administration when his son had a marijuana smoking session at the White House while accompanied by the famous musician and long-time cannabis enthusiast Willie Nelson. The trailer of the show, which was released last week, shows Carter talking about his relationship with the music industry that includes friendships with major artists like Nelson and Bob Dylan, as well as many others.

Carter actually mentioned a time when Nelson, an icon of the cannabis culture, revealed that he once smoked marijuana during a visit to the White House. “When Willie Nelson wrote his autobiography, he confessed that he smoked pot in the White House and he says that his companion was one of the servants of the White House,” Carter said, as CelebStoner first reported. “It actually was one of my sons.”

Nelson’s book, published in 1988, describes how he was “sitting on the roof of the White House in Washington, DC, late at night with a beer in one hand and a fat Austin Torpedo in the other.” The country music crooner added, “My companion on the roof was pointing out to me the sights and layout of how the streets run in Washington,” he wrote, being secretive about who he was with. “I let the weed cover me with a pleasing cloud… I guess the roof of the White House is the safest place to smoke dope.” Now, it’s being confirmed by the ex-president that the smoking session took place with his eldest son, Chip.

The name of the documentary is “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” and its debut will start with a limited theatrical showing that is scheduled for September 9.