Rep. Frank says he'll file bill to legalize marijuanaBy Associated Press
Rep. Barney Frank said he plans to file a bill to
legalize "small amounts" of marijuana.
Frank announced his plans late Friday on the HBO show "Real Time," hosted by Bill Maher.
"I'm going to file a bill as soon as we go back to remove all federal penalties for the possession
or use of small amounts of marijuana," Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, told Maher.
Frank didn't define "small amounts." Efforts to reach Frank on Saturday were not immediately successful.
Frank said he'd filed a similar bill in the Massachusetts Legislature in the 1970s, but hasn't tried since he
was elected to Congress.
"I finally got to the point where I think I can get away with it," he said.
Frank said he thinks "its time for the politicians in this one to catch up to the public.
The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly."
He told Maher he'd call the bill the "Make Room for Serious Criminals" bill.
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