Barney Frank: Legalize It, Don’t Critisize It.
July 31, 2008 by James Hipps
Barney Frank, D-Mass, who is an openly gay congressman, announced a proposal on Wednesday (HR 5843) that would legalize marijuana. The proposed bill would put an end to federal punishment for Americans caught carrying less than 100 grams of marijuana.
At a news conference in D.C., Frank said, “The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business. I don’t think it is the government’s business to tell you how to spend your leisure time.”
Frank, also stated the laws aimed at marijuana users place undue burdens on law enforcement resources, punish ill Americans whose doctors have prescribed the substance and unfairly affect African-Americans.
Franks was careful to also site use, not abuse, of marijuana, would be decriminalized under his plan.
On the opposing side, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, which oppose legalizing marijuana, list it as a Schedule I controlled substance.
Read more at see him talk about it at CNN.com.
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