(NewtonLiberalMania: Newton, Mass) Newton’s Democratic Congressman, Barney Frank, says he wants to legalize marijuana smoking and get rid of the Federal penalties that are currently on the books.
His announcement that he is filing a bill to legalize marijuana was made last Friday on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
“The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly” and should be decriminalized for possession and use of “small amounts” the Congressman said.
It is currently illegal to smoke tobacco, not just marijuana, in most public spaces in Newton. Violators may be subject to legal action for breaking the law.
It’s unclear whether Congressman Frank’s bill would also decriminalize tobacco use or if it only applies to marijuana smokers using a “small amount” of the drug to get high.
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