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birdwatcher) wrote2008-03-24 06:27 pm
birdwatcher) wrote2008-03-24 06:27 pm
Barney Frank!
BOSTON -- Rep. Barney Frank is defending a bill he plans to file this week decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, saying the federal law unfairly targets those using medical marijuana in California.
Frank, who filed a bill to decriminalize marijuana as a member of the Massachusetts Legislature in the 1970s, said the decision whether to make possession of the drug illegal should be left up to the states.
He also said the federal government shouldn't have a law on the books that is rarely enforced and which doesn't make sense to large portions of the public.
Frank, who filed a bill to decriminalize marijuana as a member of the Massachusetts Legislature in the 1970s, said the decision whether to make possession of the drug illegal should be left up to the states.
He also said the federal government shouldn't have a law on the books that is rarely enforced and which doesn't make sense to large portions of the public.