So what’s the deal with Sarah Palin and marijuana?

New York Daily News on Saturday:

She admits she tried it - but didn’t like it - when marijuana was still legal in Alaska.

And why is it no longer legal?  You’ll have to thank a Republican for that.

Associated Press, June 3, 2006:

Possessing small amounts of marijuana, even in the privacy of the home, is illegal in Alaska at least for now.

Gov. Frank Murkowski on Friday signed a bill recriminalizing pot possession….

In a press release, Murkowski said the state’s current marijuana laws send the wrong message to Alaska’s youth.

“We believe House Bill 149 will allow the state to successfully defend the outlawing of today’s stronger and more dangerous marijuana in the courts.”

The governor is seeking to overturn the 30-year-old landmark Alaska Supreme Court decision that legalized the use of small amounts of marijuana.

While the court then ruled that the right to privacy was far more important than any harm that could result from use of the drug, Murkowski argues marijuana is a far more potent and dangerous drug than it was in the 1970s.
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Under the new law, pot possession of 4 ounces or more is a felony. Possession of less than 4 ounces but more than an ounce is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail. Less than one ounce is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail.

Ah, marijuana use in Alaska in the 1970s — now that must have been some serious Baked Alaska.