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Marijuana Reform Ally Barney Frank Retiring from Congress

Nov 29, 2011 | Archives

Advocates of drug policy reform are losing a key ally on Capitol Hill. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced Monday that he will not seek reelection and will retire at the end of this term in January 2013. Frank, 71, has served in Congress for 30 years and is now the...

Harvard Law School: Current marijuana policy encourages discrimination, says Congressman Barney Frank at HLS

Oct 21, 2011 | Archives

According to Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) ’77, there are two issues in America about which the voters are wiser than public officials – military spending and legalizing marijuana. He spoke about the latter at an event sponsored by the Harvard Law School American...

New Bedford Standard Times: Barney Frank looks to remove another taboo

Sep 13, 2011 | Archives

Barney Frank did what he does best Monday afternoon: He talked courageously about an issue that makes most politicians crawl under the table. Frank, at a late afternoon talk at Gallery X in downtown New Bedford, was absent the usual accompaniment of local mayors and...

Boston Phoenix: Frank Talk

Aug 12, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

I was pleased to see Harvey Silverglate’s story about the collaboration between myself and Ron Paul in the effort to remove all federal criminal restrictions on personal marijuana use (Freedom Watch: “Are Civil (Liberties) Unions America’s Best...

Your Comments: Readers react to legislation introduced this week to end federal ban on marijuana

Jun 25, 2011 | Archives

Earlier this week, Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Texas-republican Ron Paul introduced a bill that would remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances and cede to the states enforcement of laws governing pot. The legislation would...