Rick Perry said he doesn't support the legalization marijuana. Perry 'trying to be smart' on pot plans

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday he’s never smoked weed, but he reiterated his support for decriminalizing marijuana in his state.

“We’re trying to be smart about it. You don’t want to ruin a kid’s life for having a joint,” he said Tuesday during a taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at the South by Southwest conference in Austin.


In January, Perry said that while he has started the state on a path toward the decriminalization of marijuana, he doesn’t support legalization.

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When asked by Kimmel whether he has ever smoked weed, Perry replied: “No, thank God.”

“But does secondhand count, because I think there’s still some left in there where Snoop [Dogg] was,” he said, saying that he could detect the rapper’s presence in the dressing room from the day before, when he paid Kimmel a visit.

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Perry would not say whether he would run for president in 2016. “This is not the crowd that I want to make this announcement to,” he joked.

“If you want to find out everything, I mean like everything, about yourself, some of which is even true, run for president.”