Back in those days, when I was 20, I remember people going to prison for a very short time because they had 1 joint in their hands. I was one of them. I'm the same age as Malcolm. I think he's 50.

i have smoked dope but it was wrong and extremely dangerous.

Turnbull himself seem to admit it was wrong but did not seem to realize how big this problem is. It cause mental illness and can often lead to taking harder drugs.

i was involved with psychopathic christians some were linked to the salvation army others to the assembly of god they pretended that they could here the voice of god when stoned and would speak in tongues.

i don.t think they really believe this their goal was to try to make me mentally ill i think.

It is a bit late to ask was it wrong when the deed has already been done. Who really cares?

He tried pot when he was young - so did a lot of other people. As someone who might one day be king I would be worried if he was a chronic pot smoker but he obviously is not so what he did 30 years ago (in this regard) is really irrelevant.

No it does not matter I have smoked pot.
Well a lot have or do.
But gave it up because I had to.
Saw too many who smoked too much.
And the damage it does in such cases.
Police smoke so do people from every walk of life.
It however can be very very harmful.
Turnbull is one of many in the house who smoked it.
Worth noting, even after being told they will be tested, even given the date some are failing multiple drug tests and seeing jobs lost.
So it can hurt like it or not.

Not to be outdone, today Julia Gillard also confessed to smoking pot in her uni days, but says she didn't like it. There have been some good jokes going around about it today -

Don't do drugs kids, or you could end up leading a political party.

No wonder they call it the party room.

Now we understand the meaning of joint sittings.

Bob Brown will trump them all when he says he still smokes pot.

And on Turnbull's hypocritical observations on the public disgrace we call question time, maybe if they'd kept smoking they wouldn't make such spectacles of themselves. Although the giggling from the back bench could be distracting

I thought almost everyone tried pot. I think I personally know only 3 or 4 people who have not tried it- 2 of them are my own children.

I used to smoke pot, eat space cakes and use some other drugs, but as a non-politician I don't have to bother admitting it was a mistake.
It wasn't- it was a great experience and I wouldn't have wanted to have missed it.
I stopped smoking pot when I stopped smoking tobacco.

I think the drugs enriched my life back then, I see it as just one of the many experiences one can have.

These days I'm just happy with a good glass of red, in moderation.