The Straight Toke - THE Marijuana Blog

Some 36 years after President Nixon was advised by the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse to decriminalize cannabis, a bill has been proposed to decriminalize marijuana in the United States. Not a single state. Not some territories. The whole thing. Needless to say, this is a pretty big deal -- so if you're a US reader, please head on over to the Marijuana Policy Project's easy action center and help support this marijuana decriminalization bill.

This legislation (introduced by Congressman Barney Frank, a Democrat from Massachusetts) would allow for the possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana without the danger of arrest or imprisonment, as well as making similar provisions for the not-for-profit transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana. Marijuana, it's cultivation, import, and sale would still be illegal, but this bill would help prevent the tragic addition of life-ruining criminal charges to the permanent records of otherwise innocent marijuana users.

Please support this bill in any way possible -- if it passes in the US House of Representatives, then we've won half of 50% of the battle. ;-)

Your Brother in Peace,
Julius

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