Are the days of smoking pot in fear of arrest coming to an end? After a report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy stated that the international War on Drugs has failed, Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) have sponsored a bill that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana, and leave the decision of legalization to the states.
The bill would also reduce Washington's role in the War on Drugs to combatting organized crime and illegal smuggling, rather than individual possession offenses. Rep. Frank supports marijuana laws moving to the states, stating that "prosecuting responsible adults who make the decision ...to smoke marijuana interferes with their personal freedom," and likened this proposed piece of legislation to the 21st Amendment that repealed federal alcohol prohibition. However, due to the large number of pot prohibitionists in Congress, Rep. Frank admitted that the bill has "no chance of passing" but introducing the piece will help the "educational process" of marijuana laws within government, and lead to change down the road. More at www.silverunderground.com.
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Crazy that a plant is illegal but Whiskey isn't. In any event, one would think that Conservatives should be more in favor of this bill! Crazy that it's mostly supported by Liberals. I mean, the federal government should be small (as conservatives also argue) but they believe it should have the power to arrest people due to Marijuana possession? Isn't that a huge breach of the traditional powers of the Federal Government? Shouldn't this completely be a state issue in the eyes of Conservatives?
The bill would also reduce Washington's role in the War on Drugs to combatting organized crime and illegal smuggling, rather than individual possession offenses. Rep. Frank supports marijuana laws moving to the states, stating that "prosecuting responsible adults who make the decision ...to smoke marijuana interferes with their how to get rid of cellulite,how to get rid of cellulite on legs,how to get rid of cellulite on thighs,personal freedom," and likened this proposed piece of legislation to the 21st Amendment that repealed federal alcohol prohibition. However, due to the large number of pot prohibitionists in Congress, Rep. Frank admitted that the bill has "no chance of passing" but introducing the piece will help the "educational process" of marijuana laws within government, and lead to change down the road.
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Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) have sponsored a bill that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana, and leave the decision of legalization to the states.
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I support the idea of legalizing marijuana... But only if there is a way to control its usage ! Just like the alcohol, should not be legal to be consumed by children under 21 and the authorities should find a way to control the quantity used by everyone daily for avoiding abuses... and I also think it's not normal to allow anyone to plant its own marijuana garden... I've heard about a case when somebody had a garden like this and called the silverfish exterminators to save his little garden...