Community | June 12, 2009 | 11 comments

Rep. Barney Frank Pushing Bill To Legalize Medical Pot

source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/frank-pushing-bill-to-leg_n_215077.html

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Rep. Barney Frank, the powerful House Democrat from Massachusetts, introduced a bill Thursday to allow states to make their own medical marijuana laws free of federal interference.

The bill would also move marijuana from the FDA's Schedule I to Schedule II. Its current designation indicates that it has no medical value, a high risk of abuse and is extremely harmful. By keeping marijuana in Schedule I, the federal government makes research into its medical benefits nearly impossible.

Moving marijuana to Schedule II would recognize its medical value, make access to it for research purposes easier and would facilitate the creation of a regulatory framework for the FDA to begin a drug approval process for marijuana.

The bill is HR 2835.
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11 comments // Rep. Barney Frank Pushing Bill To Legalize Medical Pot

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  • akamaial
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    • Wow very cool. I really hope this goes through. How can they still say marijuana has no medicinal value? Its all bullshit. i want my right to smoke!

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • Some people just want to be rude? I don't understand what personal satisfaction comes from posting derogatory hate speak? Why would one bother to a post about a topic, which is of not interested to them, to just post mean spirited comments?

      If one cared about the topic, they would speak fact about the issue, not just derogatory hate. That's just sad!

    • 2 years ago
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  • 2hellnwait
  • Liberal_Extinction
  • DeliaTheArtist
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • Kudos to Barney Frank. Anyone with half a brain realizes the classification of cannabis hemp is wrong! Cannabis should not be classified with heroin.

      It's time to right the wrongs of Richard Nixon, a president who left office in shame. His shameful reclassification of cannabis should have been removed, when he resigned in shame.

      The war on cannabis has been a war which America could not afford. It has caused us great harm. It's time for change! Reclassifying cannabis hemp is a good place to start.

      Cannabis hemp reclassification crosses party lines. Democrats and Republicans alike, realize the war on cannabis hemp is wrong and we can no longer afford to lock up people for mere cannabis possession. I

    • 2 years ago
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