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    Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008

    The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008 is a bill in the United States House of Representatives introduced by Barney Frank (D-MA) on April 18, 2008 as HR 5843. Its passage would eliminate federal criminal penalties for possession of up to 100 grams (3.5 oz) and nonprofit transfer of up to an ounce of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act.

    • Tue Aug 12 05:58 pm, 2008
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    • from: Danko
    • category: activism

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rEnIaGJ2

Aug 13 2008, 2:36 pm

You got to think about the first little while of getting high, like when you started smoking, Weed would fuck you up and make you pass out, it didnt matter what kind swhag, nuggets whatever it all got you ripped at first, well think about most of the people who will be voting on this, times they smoked (the ones who did) got super super fucked up, so they are basing alot of it on their experience with the Herb and assuming that everyone is getting as paraniod as they did and probably think its a dangerous thing. Like wow if he smoked all of that then he was OUT of HIS MIND, like they once were. But the ones who never smoked at all still see it as this mysterious devil weed that is soo terrible and it makes you go insane. So that is primarily who wil lbe voting, plus the secrect capitol hill stoner that will vote yes. But chances are that there arent enough of them to do it for us.
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rEnIaGJ2

Aug 13 2008, 2:24 pm

But painkillers come with it's own world of pain, withdraws cravings, changes who you are, chemical dependence, physical dependence, changes who you are for the worst. Talk to anyone who has come off of that shit. It is basically heroion. But good Cannabis I mean GREAT REEFER is just as good for your pain, it dosen't have that nodding out o.c. euphoria, but it has a Great euphoric rush of its own, affecting your mind making you mellow/ happy happy/ better mood ect... I have no idea how old you are but Herb is a blessing, Oxys are a curse. Keep it natural Keep it green PEACE
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No Thanks

Aug 13 2008, 1:06 pm

"Government is Funny".. It is Against the Law to be of Nature.
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floridaboy

Aug 13 2008, 1:01 pm

kill the black market grow your own stash tax it and found our schools we need better schools not bigger prisons
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Rev.J.J.Dizzle

Aug 13 2008, 11:29 am

Read your Bible. Genesis Ch. 1, and I'm paraphrasing here, states that God created all seed bearing plants, and said it was good. Marijuana is not a drug. It's an herb, delivered to us by the hand of the Almighty.
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John

Aug 13 2008, 10:25 am

Ihope it goes through its wrong to be thrown in jail for a leasure smoke hell ciggs are way more deadly than most things
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mrs robinson

Aug 13 2008, 6:47 am

I think "just matt" missed the boat...cant compare the two...no one ever got hooked or died from weed...im sure oxicontin kills pain better...its a man made drug designed to be the way it is..a lethal drug if not taken properly..marijuana is a natural herb..doesn't hurt anyone no matter how much you smoke. Maybe "just matt" was taking oxicontin when he was thinking what he wrote!
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hookakitty

Aug 13 2008, 12:50 am

legalize it!! i am a huge supporter!! i have a stomach disease, and of course, we all know, it increases appetite, which i totally need, and once i smoke, i'm not nautious anymore, i get sick everyday until i smoke. and since i cant get it legally througha doctor i have to be worried about being arrested and tried for traficking and possesion on the way back to my house. i say, that sux!!
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memphis champ

Aug 13 2008, 12:35 am

response to foye_420
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memphis champ

Aug 13 2008, 12:34 am

as much as i agree with everything your saying, all those old bastards won't vote in favor cuz they were brain washed by propaganda....soon enough but the question is: WHEN?, damn it!read this...see if 82billion cant help:::http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/64465
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Andrew Stevens

Aug 13 2008, 12:16 am

I totally agree with the decriminalization of marijuana. I am a strong supporter of this cause and I'm glad that someone is standing up and finally righting the wrongs. LEGALIZE IT!
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Just Matt F

Aug 12 2008, 11:24 pm

although everything is true, but i'd rather say that oxycodion painmedicators by far help ease your pain more then cannabis.
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WORLD'S STRONGEST GORILLA

Aug 12 2008, 11:21 pm

I AGREE LEGALIZING IT IS GREAT BUT, TAXING THE SHIT OUT OF IT WON'T GET IT OFF THE STREETS. LET'S PLAY THIS SMART POLITICIANS...BE REASONABLE! FUCKERS!
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foye_420

Aug 12 2008, 10:34 pm

a member of 420

Finally someone with a realistic view of the State of the Union and a realistic plan to start to fix it. Free up the money spent on incarceration of petty weed crimes, tax it and get the money from marijuana rolling back into our economy rather then drug dealers. Leave our police to focus on more important things like meth, heroin and violent criminal. Get more patients marijuana and off drugs that do more harm then good like oxycotton, this in turn will get more of it off the streets. More jobs will be open to people freed from the fear of failing work place piss tests and in turn will boost the economy. September 20th 2008 Boston Freedom Rally to support NORML be there and let everyone know it's time for a change.
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TIM FRIEZE

Aug 12 2008, 10:01 pm

I THINK THEY NEED TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. THEY USE IT FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES. IF THEY LEGALIZE IT THINK OF ALL THE MONEY THE GOVERNMENT WILL STAND TO PROFIT FROM LEGALIZING IT. PLUS THEY CAN USE THE MONEY FOR MORE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH. I AGREE ITS TIME TO LEGALIZE IT N REDUCE THE STUPID ASS LAWS THEY IMPOSED ON IT.
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kaystoner1

Aug 12 2008, 9:42 pm

I totally agree THE GOVT. SHOULD STAY OUT OF IT!! if the govt. gets involved it will prob. just ruin weed and we wont know what the fuck they add to it, or anything for that matter and who knows how expensive it will end up being.
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Craig Coffey

Aug 12 2008, 9:12 pm

a member of 420



Director of Technology, HIGH TIMES Magazine/420.com

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anonymous

Aug 12 2008, 9:03 pm

I am ALL IN!! Let's do this, let's finally get this ridiculous law erased from history forever and stop this Bull Sh.. "War on Drugs"! Smoke on my fellow responsible AdultsPeace~
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Breezy

Aug 12 2008, 8:57 pm

I'm just finally glad someone is really coming to their senses. I mean come on, this will create a huge surge in our economy and we finally won't be paranoid. I stay positive, even though everyone says it will never happen. Times are changing, and so is our government. The conservatives are for once being called out on what they really are. Blaze on!!
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anonymous

Aug 12 2008, 8:44 pm

UR DEAD RITE!!
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4realsparkit!

Aug 12 2008, 8:43 pm

i agree with "legalizedatshit" cause soon as the government puts their dirty hands on shit it gets all f*cked up, just like tabacco. shit don't make no sense. so what when they legalize it, then i'm gonna have 2 pay $20 4 a f*cking blunt , and end up inhaling uranium & god knows what other toxic sh*t they decide 2 throw up in it? i'd rather the government just mind their own f*king business and get bac 2 their call girls & gay liasons. and leave us weedheads da' f*ck alone. SMOKE ON PPL, SMOKE ON!!!!
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Strangebrewnhra

Aug 12 2008, 8:37 pm

Where do I sign?
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fuk all yall

Aug 12 2008, 8:29 pm

stop bitchin n just smoke a blunt fuckn pussies ...scared to get locked up ..then dont smoke ...thats alll to it ....bitchess
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member1234

Aug 12 2008, 8:28 pm

a member of 420

when is the vote?
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HumCo707

Aug 12 2008, 8:15 pm

The first and most important step to get what we all want is to stop referring to Cannabis as "marijuana". "Marijuana" was a mexican slang term for Cannabis back in the 30's that Harry J. Anslinger used to deceive congress and pass the first laws criminalizing Cannabis. First we need to stop using a slang term to represent our cause.
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legalize dat shit

Aug 12 2008, 8:08 pm

it needs to be so that u wont go to jail or get a fine if u smoke it but if it becomes like a tobacco company their just gunna fuck with it and make it addictive and more expensive
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Tommy

Aug 12 2008, 8:06 pm

What we need is more people to voice their opinion on this subject, we need the people who arent in it as a rebellious act against their parents, we need people who know what they are fighting for, this is a fight for more than just legalize weed, its fight for freedom, the right to use marijuana for recreational purposes, its about legalization to prevent the illegal distribution, even though its never gonna stop being distributed, we will be able to sell it, and tax it, ultimately being able to use it when we want to with no consequence from the government
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BillTheButcher

Aug 12 2008, 7:40 pm

this is a remarkable step towards the legalization of marijuana. if only more represenatives listened to the concerns of their tax paying citizens, they'd realize that the legalization of marijuana could amount to literally billions of tax dollars used to relieve a lot of financial stress that the current tax situation creates. it could be placed in the same category and taxed similarily to tobbaco and alcohol we could use the money to do so many more things for education, the welfare system, etc...
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jow

Aug 12 2008, 7:39 pm

What we NEED are more intelligent people that smoke to come out and speak, instead of the stereotypical 17 year old derelicts that smoke simply to get back at mommy & daddy. Perhaps if more people learned the history of why certain marijuana laws exist then they would simply devoid them. Last I checked, the textile industry isn't one of the major political campaign contributors anymore. I think in order for weed to become legal, it would have to be done so in language of a HEMP-FARMING legalization act first. Smoking it is just a side benefit ;)
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mike

Aug 12 2008, 7:37 pm

yeah if this passed you could grow it but that doesnt mean you could open up a growhouse but you could have 1 or 2 for personal and yes you would be able to smoke in public but ud just have to be whatever age they make it at
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Donbud420

Aug 12 2008, 7:30 pm

We need more people like us in our retarded government!!! Then it would`nt be so FUCKED UP!!!!!!!!!! KEEP SMOKE`N!!!!!
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Confusion

Aug 12 2008, 7:26 pm

uh i already knew about this bill being proposed but did it actually go through? and will all the states follow it or just the ones that have already passed the medicinal legislation?
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~~ SMOKE DAWG ~~

Aug 12 2008, 7:24 pm

I agree 420% lol But Hey I'm kinda slow here on the technial parts of the ACT ...what does this mean to the average smoker?? can you smoke in public ? , what if a cop pulls you over and you have bud on you ? Can you grow it?? someone please enlighten me!!!!!!!!!!
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Shoni

Aug 12 2008, 7:23 pm

This bill isn't about legalizing marijuana... they're decriminalizing it for under a certain amount. Don't get too excited...
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Rockwell

Aug 12 2008, 7:23 pm

LEGALIZE IT. EVERY YEAR MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING ARRESTED FOR THE USE OF AN HERB THAT HAS FAR LESS CONSIQUENCES THEN THINGS LIKE DRINKING, SMOKING AND PHARMACY DRUGS..... PEOPLE BUSTED FOR TRANSPORTING POT, OR BEING CAUGHT WITH POT ARE GETTING MORE TIME IN JAIL THEN MURDERERS! ITS TIME TO CHANGE PASS THIS BILL! IT WOULD BE THE BEST THING THATS HAPPENED SINCE BUSH WAS ELECTED. IT COULD BE THE TURN AROUND TO SAVING OUR ECONOMY.
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Kevin

Aug 12 2008, 7:19 pm

Although it would be great for legalization, I fear the taxation that follows.
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Michael

Aug 12 2008, 7:15 pm

w00t!
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4jayme20

Aug 12 2008, 7:14 pm

It's about time, the statistics never matched the force that the government uses! I so support this!
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The Champ

Aug 12 2008, 7:14 pm

It's sooo about time... I mean what are we talking about here?? Hello? It's an herb! An herb!! It's a plant for heaven's sake! Not to mention being one of the most harmless, therapeutical substances known to man. I mean, cigarettes, alcohol, and prescription drugs are still legal???
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RY

Aug 12 2008, 7:13 pm

Legalize it! :)
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mike

Aug 12 2008, 7:12 pm

this didnt pass yet did it? kinda confused
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Igggy

Aug 12 2008, 7:11 pm

hell ya thts whats up LEGALIZEEEE!!!
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Brian

Aug 12 2008, 7:10 pm

its about time they legalized it
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lost_in_thought

Aug 12 2008, 7:09 pm

a member of 420

It is about damn time man...
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jax

Aug 12 2008, 7:09 pm

Here's hoping the drug companies don't squash it...it's a change in the law that is WELL OVERDUE...the prohibition didn't work, either!
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A-Ron

Aug 12 2008, 7:09 pm

What does it mean by the "nonprofit transfer" of marijuana? Does it mean it will still be sold on the streets still?Well, it's a start... I think the real way to end the war against marijuana is for the government to sell it and tax it. The majority of gang violence would decrease because you're eliminating 50% of their business right there.
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manny616

Aug 12 2008, 7:09 pm

a member of 420

do it!
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anonymous

Aug 12 2008, 7:03 pm

heck yeah! thats what i am talking about.
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Megan

Aug 12 2008, 7:03 pm

I agree. And it should've been legalized a long time ago....
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Ali

Aug 12 2008, 6:55 pm

Smart. The war on marijuana is unjust and causing more harm then it is preventing. Legalize it.
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