Ron Paul Co-Sponsors Marijuana Legalization Bill
May 6, 2008
On April 17 2008 US Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced two bills addressing the federal penalties for marijuana possession and the use of medical marijuana. The first decriminalization bill introduced in Congress for the last 24 years.
The first bill HR5843, co-sponsored by Reps, Ron Paul (R-TX) and William Lacy (D-MO) would eliminate all existing federal penalties including arrest, incarceration and fines that prohibit the possession and personal use of less than 100 grams of marijuana.
According to Congressman Frank “It is poor law enforcement to keep on the books legislation that establishes as a crime something in which society does not seriously wish to prosecute.” He then followed up by saying, “Having federal law enforcement agents engaged in the prosecution of people who are personally using marijuana is a waste of scarce resources better used for serious crimes.”
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