Gov. Palin's Past Use Of Marijuana Is Significant (Obama's Use of Cocaine Isn't?)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose choice as John McCain's vice presidential running mate is being touted as a hit with social conservatives and supporters of "family values," has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past. Does it matter?

In a word, yes.

On Aug. 6, 2006, the Anchorage Daily News reported, "Palin said she has smoked marijuana — remember, it was legal under state law, she said, even if illegal under U.S. law — but says she didn't like it and doesn't smoke it now. "'I can't claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled.'"

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