Santorum campaign blasts Perry's view on marijuana

Rick Santorum's 2012 campaign accused rival candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry of being "out of touch" for suggesting in his book that states could legalize the use of marijuana.

In his book Fed Up!, Perry said he is personally opposed to same sex marriage and the use of marijuana for any purpose, but believes under the 10th Amendment states have the right to legalize both.

"It’s certainly Gov. Perry right to believe marriage can be redefined at the state level, that marijuana can be legalized and that tax dollars should be used to give illegal aliens special college tuition rates, but that’s completely out of touch with what most Americas believe," Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley told The Washington Post.

Santorum that he had smoked marijuana while in college.

“I admitted back when I was running for the Senate that when I was in college I smoked pot, and that was something I did when I was in college, and it was something that I’m not proud of, but I did it,” he said. “And it is something I wish I hadn’t done, but I did and I admitted it and would encourage people not to do so.”