1.0 link 215808 <![CDATA[25 Years In Prison For Pot? Congressman's Proposal Is Just Plain Dumb]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-armentano/25-years-in-prison-for-po_b_215808.html They say that every action spurs an opposite reaction. That certainly seems to be the case in Congress.

Just days after Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Barney Frank, along with 13 cosponsors, reintroduced HR 2835, the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009 in Congress, Republican Rep. Mark Kirk (Illinois) has called for federal legislation to sentence certain first-time marijuana offenders to up to 25 years in prison.

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk to push tougher sentences for more-potent marijuana via The Chicago...
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