Congress Loosening Up on Marijuana?

Posted by on July 31st, 2008 filed in Celebrity

Massachusetts Congrassman Barney Frank told the House on Wednesday that the U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users and introduced a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams.

Not that we spoke the 420, but woo hoo!

Representative Frank went on to say that current laws targeting marijuana users place undue burdens on law enforcement resources, punish ill Americans whose doctors have prescribed the substance and unfairly affect African-Americans.

“The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business. I don’t think it is the government’s business to tell you how to spend your leisure time.”

Funny, something tells us that Representative Frank won’t get far with his proposal.

[Image via Mavrix Online.]