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H.R. 5843: Federal Marijuana Reform

House Resolution 5843 would end the federal prohibition of possession of up to 100 grams of marijuana. and for the non-profit sale of up to an ounce. HR 5843 would provide a $100 fine for public use of marijuana. Sadly, HR 5843 would not take marijuana off of Schedule One List of drugs under the Federal Controlled Substances Act.

 
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Barney Frank and Ron Paul are working together to bring a little sanity into federal drug policy. Here is a summary of HR 5843 from Barney Frank’s office.

This was written by Scott F. Pearce, Esq.. Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 7:16 pm. Filed under Civil Liberties, Criminal Law & Procedure. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback.

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