Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008

Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008

The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008 is a bill in the United States House of Representatives introduced by Barney Frank (D-MA) on April 17, 2008 as USBill|110|HR|5843. Its passage would eliminate federal criminal penalties for possession of up to convert|100|g and nonprofit transfer of up to an ounce of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act.cite news|url=http://reason.com/blog/show/126047.html|title=Lift a Joint to PUMRAA|first=Jacob|last=Sullum|date=2008-04-17|accessdate=2008-04-17|work=Reason Magazine] It does not change the regulation on the manufacturing or the sale of cannabis. It is the first bill of its kind to be introduced at the federal level in the U.S. since 1984.cite news|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/general/view.bg?articleid=1082344&srvc=rss|title=Rep. Frank defends proposal to decriminalize marijuana|work=Associated Press|date=2008-03-23|accessdate=2008-05-08|publisher=Boston Herald] As of April 24, 2008, HR 5843 has 5 cosponsors including support upon introduction by 2008 U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX).

The Bill incorporates the basic recommendations of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse (also known as the Shafer Commission). The commission published its findings in 1972 and recommended that then-president Richard Nixon decriminalize possession of marijuana in amounts that constituted "simple possession."

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), and the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) had a large hand in the formation of bill, working closely with Rep. Frank. The bill also as mentioned earlier relied heavily also on information and advice from the federally-funded National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse.

Over 75 percent of American adults are in favor of decriminalization legislation, according to a CNN survey. Rep. Frank says that it's time “for the politicians to catch up with the public on this. The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly."

upporters

People

*Barney Frank, J.D. (D-MA) U.S. Representative, bill sponsor
*Ron Paul, M.D. (R-TX), U.S. Representative, bill cosponsor
*Barbara Lee, M.S.W., (D-CA), U.S. Representativecite web
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*Tammy Baldwin, J.D., (D-WI), U.S. Representative, bill cosponsor
*William Lacy Clay, Jr., B.A. or B.S. (D-MO), U.S. Representative
*Earl Blumenauer, J.D., (D-OR), U.S. Representative, bill cosponsorcite web
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*Zoe Lofgren, J.D., (D-CA), U.S. Representative, bill cosponsor
*Jim McDermott, M.D., (D-WA), U.S. Representative, bill cosponsor

Organizations

*Congressional Black Caucus
*Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)cite web
url=http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/07/should-weed-by-legal-000962.php
title=Should marijuana be legal? - The Daily Voice - Black America's Daily News Source
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*Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)
*NORML

Opponents

*Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) David Murray

ee also

*Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative
*Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
*Annual cannabis use by country
*Cannabis reform at the international level
*Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
*Health issues and the effects of cannabis
*Illegal drug trade
*Legal and medical status of cannabis
*Legality of cannabis by country
*Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
*Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

References

External links

* [http://www.house.gov/frank/hr5843summary.html House.gov Website] "A quick summary of the bill."
* [http://cannabisnews.com/news/23/thread23909.shtml Cannabisnews.com]


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