{"id":2391149,"date":"2025-01-16T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-tells-story-of-first-time-smoking-pot-it-was-okay\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:14:35","slug":"yellen-tells-story-of-first-time-smoking-pot-it-was-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-tells-story-of-first-time-smoking-pot-it-was-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellen tells story of first time smoking pot: &#8216;It was okay&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyellen-tells-story-of-first-time-smoking-pot-it-was-okay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200c covers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dylan-mulvaney-acknowledges-bud-light-fiasco-at-awards-show-im-going-to-go-have-a-beer\/\" title=\"Dylan Mulvaney admits Bud Light mishap at awards show: &#039;Time for a beer!&#039;\">light-hearted moment<\/a> where outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen candidly shared her experience of smoking marijuana, admitting that she \u200binhaled and\u200d noting, &#8220;It was okay.&#8221; This admission adds a personal touch to her public persona \u2062and reflects a more \u2063open dialog surrounding cannabis\u200d use in contemporary society. Yellen&#8217;s \u2064comments may resonate wiht discussions about drug policy and the evolving \u2062perceptions of marijuana. The article likely <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">includes additional context \u200csurrounding<\/a> her tenure and reflects on her approach to\u2064 various issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Janet Yellen admits she inhaled while smoking marijuana: &lsquo;It was okay&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1936548\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Outgoing Treasury Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/janet-yellen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Janet Yellen<\/a> told the story of when she first smoked <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">marijuana<\/a> and thought it was &ldquo;neither here nor there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President Joe Biden nominated Yellen, 78, as the first female head of the Treasury Department. Pending confirmation, she will be succeeded by hedge fund manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3245798\/will-scott-bessent-3-3-3-plan-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Scott Besent\">Scott Besent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert pointed out news coverage of Yellen&rsquo;s trip to China, where the secretary said she ate at a Yunnanese restaurant per the recommendation of her attache there. The chef served mushrooms that could be hallucinogenic if not prepared properly, and Yellen assured that when she ate them, they were cooked well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just while I&rsquo;ve got you, you ever partake for real? I mean, have you ever? You&rsquo;re leaving office. You&rsquo;re not running for anything. Have you ever inhaled, is what I&rsquo;m asking?&rdquo; Colbert asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I think the answer is yes,&rdquo; Yellen said on the CBS show to applause. &ldquo;I mean, it&rsquo;s been a long time. I did have an opportunity to smoke pot when I was in college.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2758586&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e2534c8fe8efb9d70b03988774e42e10\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yellen explained that she never smoked as much as a cigarette prior to smoking marijuana. So, ahead of the event, she bought cigarettes to practice inhaling the smoke.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I bought a lot of cigarettes. I smoked them. I learned to inhale. Well, so we smoked pot. It was okay, you know, neither here nor there. You know, I didn&rsquo;t really do it again for the rest of my life,&rdquo; Yellen said. &ldquo;But within six months, I was smoking three packs a day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, wow. How long did that go on?&rdquo; Colbert followed up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For a decade,&rdquo; Yellen said to near silence from the audience outside of one sympathetic coo. &ldquo;And then I quit cold Turkey.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The audience burst into applause.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Yellen followed up with a request from Congress to craft a national strategy for financial inclusion per the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. 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