New Marijuana bill

[GOD]

Rep. Barney Frank introduced a House bill Wednesday that would end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams, or about a quarter-pound, of marijuana.


www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/31/frank.b ... index.html

 

[Psychoid]

end federal penalties

What does that mean? That it's now legal?

 

[Forkbender]

^No. But it is good news that politicians are actually starting to think about decriminalization.

 

[GOD]

http://www.nationalpost.com/related/lin ... ?id=569667

http://www.nationalpost.com/related/lin ... ?id=625637

http://www.590klbj.com/JeffWard/Story.aspx?ID=96723

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blog ... nster.aspx

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/nat ... juana.html

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stor ... 2eceb.html

http://www.amny.com/news/politics/am-po ... 7426.story

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/ ... =hpmostpop

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massac ... p_Emailed2

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reason/H ... 27838.html

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_freevideo/~3/350602702/

 

[st.bot.32]

Not a chance it will go through of course, but it is awesome to see people keep fighting and the MJ debate reopened (in the media, anyway). It is nice to see that the vast majority of comments under the article are pro-legalization. And as always, sad to see that the prohibitionists rely on misinformation and propaganda..

Also 100 grams? 3 1/2 oz? I wonder if setting the amount this high will work against the bill being accepted. Oh well, maybe the idea is to aim high, and if it falls short at least maybe it will get you farther than where you are now.

 

[Psychoid]

Yeah they probably expect the number they're asking for is going to be diminished if it passes, so they ask for 100 grams hoping it will be diminished to 28 (or not diminished at all? )

 

[ophiuchus]

is this like a state bill, where i can contact a representative and tell thenm to legalize it, you know? if so, please put and label a link on here for it

 

[Forkbender]

^No. He's a congressman. But can't you write those as well?

 

[GOD]

Its him and Ron Paul . Write to both .

 

[user_1919]

:weedman:

 

[Pheromone]

umm