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Today, a bill to eliminate all federal penalties for marijuana
possession was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Would you please take one minute to ask your representative to support this bill?
MPP’s easy online action system makes it simple — just enter your name and contact
info and they'll do the rest.

"The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008," introduced by
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), would eliminate the threat of arrest and prison
for the possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana and/or the not-for-profit transfer
of up to one ounce of marijuana. It would not affect federal laws prohibiting selling
marijuana for profit, importing and exporting marijuana, or cultivating marijuana.  It
also would not affect any state or local laws and regulations.

Because almost all marijuana arrests are made by local and state police, the primary
impact of this federal bill is twofold:  First, it would offer protection to people who are
apprehended with marijuana in federal buildings or on federal land (such as national
parks); and, second, the bill sends a message to state governments that the federal
government is now open to the notion of states reducing their marijuana penalties,
too.

This historic legislation comes 36 years after the National Commission on Marihuana
and Drug Abuse made a similar recommendation to President Richard Nixon,
suggesting that he decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.

MPP has worked closely with Congressman Frank’s staff over the last year, helping to
craft the legislation and build political support for the proposal on Capitol Hill.

Now that the bill has been introduced, members of Congress need to hear from their
constituents who want to see it passed. It takes only a minute or two to use MPP’s
online action system to send a quick note to your member of the House.

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Now, take just one moment to [click here]
and send a message to your representative
supporting this new legislation.



If you can spare an additional two minutes, make a phone call!

• You can reach your member of Congress by dialing the U.S. House switchboard
  operator at (202) 225-3121 and asking the operator to connect you to your
  representative (click here to lookup your representative). A staff member or
  intern will take your message and relay it to your representative. You can say:

  My name is [your name] and I am calling from [your town, your state].
  I wanted to ask my representative to please support Barney Frank's
  Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act.
  

If you believe non-violent marijuana users should stay out of jail...
If you believe the federal government should set precident on this issue...
If you want to do what you can to help make this a reality...

Take action!


Want to notify friends/family about this but don't want to link the Shroomery?
[Click here to use my semi-formal and informational email notice]

Click here to check the status of this bill.

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Have you (or will you immediately) take action to help federally decriminalize marijuana? You may choose many Yes, I will write my representative post haste! Yes, I will call my representative right away! No, I don't believe the proposed legislation should pass. No, I don't wish to influence government with my voice.

Votes accepted from (04/17/08 06:58 PM) to (No end specified) View the results of this poll

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Edited by geokills (06/12/08 10:08 AM)

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