MPP Blog » Congressman Barney Frank http://blog.mpp.org Marijuana Policy Project Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:12:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical Marijuana Law To Pass Within the Next Few Years http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law-to-pass-within-the-next-few-years/10232009/ http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law-to-pass-within-the-next-few-years/10232009/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:01:42 +0000 Ben Morris http://blog.mpp.org/?p=1640 Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), responded to a question about the direction of marijuana policy reform today on the Web site reddit.com. See the video below for his take on where the movement is headed.

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]]> http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law-to-pass-within-the-next-few-years/10232009/feed/ 31 Congress to consider allowing marijuana possession http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/congress-to-consider-allowing-marijuana-possession/06182009/ http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/congress-to-consider-allowing-marijuana-possession/06182009/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:30:34 +0000 Ben Morris http://blog.mpp.org/?p=990 Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) introduced legislation today to remove criminal penalties for marijuana possession at the federal level. The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 would remove penalties for possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana and the not-for-profit transfer of 1 ounce.

Please take action today to support this important legislation.

Congressman Frank’s legislation seeks to bring federal law in line with reality. 99% of all marijuana arrests occur at the state and local level. In practice, federal laws prohibiting marijuana possession act as a deterrent to states that may want a more sensible policy. Congressman Frank’s bill would remove that deterrent and push U.S. marijuana policy in the right direction.

The bill’s introduction comes amidst unprecedented momentum for reform, but it will still face significant opposition in Congress — so please visit mpp.org/federal-action and take action today!

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