March 29th, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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It is time to listen to Barney Frank. Marijuana has been illegal in the United States for 71 years now, and few if any positive benefits have come from marijuana prohibition. A little over a week ago Barney Frank declared that he would be introducing a bill to congress to decriminalize marijuana on a national level. Below are some points I made in an earlier post on what the 5 main arguments are for decriminalizing marijuana.
Marijuana Is A Non-Toxic Medicine – It is undisputed among the medical community that marijuana contains medicinal value to patients of multiple degenerative illnesses, and the American College Of Physicians (ACP) told the government just last month to back off states that have approved medical marijuana, as well as demanding further research be done. (ACP Endorsement)
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March 26th, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Less than a week after its passing in the New Hampshire House, Deputy Drug Czar Scott Burns alleged that New Hampshire House Bill 1623, which would decriminalize the possession of 1/4th ounce, would legalize the “manufacturing” and “distributing” of “over 90 marijuana joints.” These numbers are ludicrous, and illustrate how the Drug Czar’s office will lie through their teeth to keep anti-marijuana propaganda afloat. In reality, 1/4th oz (7 grams) would produce 7-15 joints at a maximum.
To top that off, the New Hampshire bill does not decriminalize the sale of marijuana what so ever, and it would still be illegal to possess marijuana in a car. It seems that the second it is announced that the case for decriminalizing marijuana will come before congress for the first time in a quarter century, the Drug Czar and his staff are starting to get worried about job security.
Those interested should read my recent post on the Top 5 Reasons Marijuana Laws Need Reform
March 23rd, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Congressman Barney Frank, representing the 4th district of Massachusetts, plans to file legislation this week that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of Marijuana on the national level. Frank, who filed a bill to decriminalize marijuana as a member of the Massachusetts legislature, believes that the Federal Government unfairly targets medical marijuana patients in California, and believes that drug laws should be left up to the states. Frank also asserts that the public doesnot generally support the current marijuana laws and that the federal government should not have a law in the books which doesn’t make sense to most of the public.
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March 16th, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Illinois - Members of the Senate Public Health Committee voted 6-4 to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Illinois. A similar bill fell just shy of a majority vote in the Senate last year, and the legislation would make Illinois the 13th state to legalize medical use of marijuana.
The bill will allow patients with “debilitating medical conditions” to obtain a prescription from their doctor. Under these circumstances, possession of under 8 plants and 2 ½ ounces of useable marijuana would be considered legal.
Two weeks ago New Hampshire passed similar legislation so there may soon be 14 states that have disobeyed federal regulations regarding medical marijuana. That, coupled with the American College of Physicians’ endorsement of the drug a couple weeks ago, should push the federal government to repeal the ban on medical marijuana.
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