Barney Frank's Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Shouldn't be Controversial

Philadelphia Weekly | May 5, 2008
It's been more than 36 years since a national commission appointed by President Richard Nixon recommended the decriminalization of up to 100 grams of marijuana for personal use, but no bill has been introduced in Congress to decriminalize marijuana since 1984; the Shafer Commission's recommendations remain ignored. Until two weeks ago.

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