U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Simeone and Airman 1st Class Evan Barnhart provide armed reconnaissance for U.S. Army soldiers outside Patrol Base Meade, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2008. Simeone and Barnhart, both joint terminal attack controllers, are assisting the search for improvised explosive devices and weapons caches in the area. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway.
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Barney Frank wants marijuana laws lightened
By: News Bites | Submitted on: 07/31/08(SGT NEWS BITE) - The U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users, Rep. Barney Frank said Wednesday, announcing a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams, almost a quarter-pound, of the substance.
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, said Frank, flanked by legislators and representatives from advocacy groups.
"The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government's business," Frank said on Capitol Hill. "I don't think it is the government's business to tell you how to spend your leisure time."
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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, said Frank, flanked by legislators and representatives from advocacy groups.
"The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government's business," Frank said on Capitol Hill. "I don't think it is the government's business to tell you how to spend your leisure time."
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