Thursday, June 23, 2011
Smoke them if you got them
A good number of states have legalized growth and use of marijuana for medical purposes. Sadly the right of quiet enjoyment of ones smoke has often been brutally interrupted by the Feds insistence that draconian and failed federal laws supersede the states efforts at sanity.
Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) will introduce legislation on Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives that ends the federal prohibition on marijuana.Passage of this bill is unlikely but it is a step in the right direction.
The Oakland Tribute reported that the bill would limit the federal government to enforcing cross-border or inter-state smuggling laws, and allow people to grow, possess, use or sell marijuana in states where it is legal to do so.
Although over a dozen states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical reasons, it is still outlawed under the federal Controlled Substance Act.
The legislation authored by Frank and Paul would allow each state to propose and enforce its own marijuana laws without federal interference.
Democratic Reps. John Conyers (MI), Steve Cohen (TN), Jared Polis (CO) and Barbara Lee (CA) are co-sponsors of the bill.
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