Tag: Barney Frank
Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 12:16:45 PM EST
Tags: Barney Frank (all tags)
Fox News Boston reports Rep. Barney Frank was present at the home of James Ready, his long-time companion, when it was raided for marijuana. Rep. Frank did not live at the house:
According to a police report, police charged Ready with marijuana possession, cultivation and use of drug paraphernalia in August of 2007. Ready admitted to civil possession and paid a fine. The remaining charges were dismissed in 2008. Sources tell FOX25 that when Frank was questioned he told police that he did not live in the house and that he only smoked cigars.
Here's Barney, in his own words, explaining. [More...]
(4 comments, 121 words in story) There's More :: Permalink :: Comments
Posted on Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 05:03:34 PM EST
Tags: marijuana reform, Barney Frank (all tags)
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) today introduced a bill to eliminate all federal penalties for marijuana possession. Via the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP):
The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 would eliminate the threat of federal arrest and prison for the possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana and the not-for-profit transfer of an ounce of marijuana — nationwide.
Please go here and send an e-mail to your Congressperson asking them to support this bill. You can view last year's version of the bill here.
Last week he introduced the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, (H.R. 2835), a bill to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail and to allow pharmacies to dispense marijuana to patients with a doctor's recommendation. You can send a message to your Congressperson asking for support here.
Both bills were introduced last year but died at the end of the Congressional session. Hopefully, we'll have more luck this year. Please, do your part.
(4 comments) Permalink :: Comments
Posted on Sun Jun 14, 2009 at 04:38:29 PM EST
Tags: DOMA, Barney Frank (all tags)
Last year, in the heat of the primary, Barney Frank wrote a very important essay on the "partisan fights of the 90s." In light of the Obama Justice Department's decision to defend DOMA in Federal court, I would like to briefly revisit that essay.
(8 comments, 555 words in story) There's More :: Permalink :: Comments
