News release from Barney Frank
FRANK INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REMOVE FEDERAL PENALTIES ON PERSONAL MARIJUANA USE
Congressman Barney Frank today introduced bi-partisan legislation aimed
at removing federal restrictions on the individual use of marijuana (HR
5843). One
bill would remove federal penalties for the personal use of marijuana, and
the other (HR 5842) – versions of which Frank has filed in several preceding sessions
of Congress – would allow the medical use of marijuana in states that have
chosen to make its use for medical purposes legal with a doctor’s
recommendation. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) joined Frank as a cosponsor
of the federal penalties bill. The cosponsors of the medical marijuana bill
are Rep. Paul, along with Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Dana Rohrabacher
(R-CA), and Sam Farr (D-CA).
Congressman Also Files Bill Permitting Medical Use of Marijuana in States that Choose to Allow it with Doctor’s
Recommendation
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