TORONTO - Bill Clinton did it. So did Barack Obama and Dalton McGuinty. Now, Tim Hudak admits that he too has smoked pot.

With a fall election on the horizon, the Ontario Tory leader told reporters Thursday he was wondering when the question would come up.

The answer is yes, he lived a "pretty normal life" growing up and smoked -- and inhaled -- marijuana in his younger days.

Hudak, who was asked the question while touting a campaign promise to create a registry for homes that have been used as grow-ops or meth labs, added he hasn't lit up "in some time."

The 43-year-old says he doesn't support the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana because "drug use is wrong" and grow-ops create health hazards.

McGuinty, Ontario's straitlaced premier, has also admitted to trying marijuana in the past.