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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.2943 Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009</title>
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    <title>VainJayne{.}Com</title>
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The measure, HR 2943, an &#8220;Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults,&#8221; would eliminate federal penalties for the personal possession of up to 100 grams (three and one-half ounces) of cannabis and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vainjayne.com/?p=1366&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NORML Action Alert: Contact Officials</title>
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The measure, HR 2943, an &amp;quot;Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults,&amp;quot; would eliminate federal penalties for the personal possession of up to 100 grams (three and one-half ounces) of cannabis and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vainjayne.livejournal.com/97586.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>High Times &amp;gt; Marijuana Prohibition and the Sway of the Majority</title>
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One week later, Congressman Frank gave the House another bill to consider; H.R. 2943 other wise known as the &#8220;Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. This bill, which Mr. Frank introduced last year as well, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hightimes.com/blog/kbhaze/6012?utm_source=rss_home&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>vote to legalize - Marijuana.com</title>
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We need to put our focus into H.R. 2943 which is The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. This bill has been referred to the House Judiciary and House Energy Committee. The Democrats who by in large support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marijuana.com/legalization-decriminalization/133919-vote-legalize.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maine Voters first to licence Medical Marijuana - Care2 News Network</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Support HR 2943, the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Thank you for your support. Go HERE to sign the Petition: http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=13568661 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/911530155/1298050&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cogent Nirvana </name>
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Along with Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 H.R.2943 was introduced June 18, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank along with Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hinchey ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thekatycapsule.com/wordpress/hr-2943-personal-use-of-marijuana-by-responsible-adults-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support HR 2943: The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal ...</title>
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The measure, HR 2943, an &amp;quot;Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults,&amp;quot; would eliminate federal penalties for the personal possession of up to 100 grams (three and one-half ounces) of cannabis and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freelanceg33k.blogspot.com/2009/11/support-hr-2943-act-to-remove-federal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6605927</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. Call in your support! govtrack.us. 10:55 on 2009/11/07 | Permalink | Reply | 0 - Posts by reddit. Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netcrema.com/?p=18525&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tall Tales III - Up in Smoke</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR2943 : To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. OK, I suppose that could be theoretically believable, except that Barney Frank has reportedly introduced the same or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regularbros.com/2009/11/tall-tales-iii-up-in-smoke.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Barney Frank&amp;#39;s present when friend arrested for growing pot ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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And he introduced &amp;quot;HR 2943&amp;quot; which would eliminate federal penalties on the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small amounts of marijuana. But he says he doesn&amp;#39;t know what marijuana looks like.... Juba is offline ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weedtracker.com/forums/medical-marijuana-news-176/sen-barney-franks-present-when-friend-arrested-growing-pot-167677.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>marijuana act</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2943. hr 2943 personal use of marijuana by responsible adults act of 2009. i support it. http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://woadowl.blogspot.com/2009/11/marijuana-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gary Johnson for President 2012: Support HR 2943</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The measure, HR 2943, an &amp;quot;Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults,&amp;quot; would eliminate federal penalties for the personal possession of up to 100 grams (three and one-half ounces) of cannabis and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://garyjohnson2012.blogspot.com/2009/11/support-hr-2943.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Marijuana Decriminalization &#8211; On a Roll?</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Related bills include HR 2835, the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act and HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. In the last Congress, HR 5843, the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/10/29/marijuana-decriminalization-on-a-roll/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Toxic Reverend - Toxic Revelations: Taxation; The Case For ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943 -- &amp;quot;To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use&amp;quot; H.R.2835 -- &amp;quot;To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.&amp;quot; Why don&amp;#39;t the reform leader&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toxicreverend.blogspot.com/2009/10/taxation-case-for-marijuana.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Farr introduces medical marijuana legislation &#8212; MPP Blog</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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If we could get H.R. 2943 (Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009) passed in to law, all of our problems will go away. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2943. 8 One { 10.28.09 at 2:31 am } ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/congressman-farr-introduces-medical-marijuana-legislation/10272009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults -2009 ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced, along with co-sponsors Tammy Balwin, Ron Paul, Dana Rohrbacher, and Maurice Hinchey, &amp;quot;H.R. 2943: the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weed.mx/h-r-2943-personal-use-of-marijuana-by-responsible-adults-2009-u-s-congress-opencongress-org&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wellness and Medicine &#187; Blog Archive &#187; On the hemp plantation ...</title>
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The USA: The delegate Barney franc, author of two important reform requests for marijuana legislation (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), answers the question about the direction of the marijuana movement from his view in the following video in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canhot.com/2009/10/on-the-hemp-plantation-barney-franc-answers-questions-for-forderalen-regulation-to-cannabis-as-medicine/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank beantwortet Fragen zur f&#246;rderalen Regelung zu ...</title>
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USA: Der Abgeordnete Barney Frank, Autor zweier wichtiger Reformantr&#228;ge zur Marihuanagesetzgebung (HR 2835 and HR 2943), beantwortet in dem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cannabis.at/forum/rss-national/32930-barney-frank-beantwortet-fragen-zur-foerderalen-regelung-zu-cannabis-als-medizin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wellness and Medicine &#187; Blog Archive &#187; On the hemp plantation ...</title>
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The USA: The delegate Barney franc, author of two important reform requests to the marijuana legislation (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), answers the question about the direction of the marijuana movement from his view in the following video ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canhot.com/2009/10/on-the-hemp-plantation-barney-franc-answers-questions-to-the-forderalen-regulation-to-cannabis-as-medicine/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opposing Views: VIDEO:Rep. Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical ...</title>
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Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), responded to a question about the direction of marijuana policy reform today on the Web site reddit.com. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/video-rep-barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Seventy-Four Violent Street Gang Members Charged with Narcotics ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical Marijuana Law To Pass Within the Next Few Years. Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), responded to a... &#187; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weed.mx/seventy-four-violent-street-gang-members-charged-with-narcotics-violations&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mainstream Media Get Serious About Legalizing Pot</title>
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HR 2943, the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults. HR2835 The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowski told us this year that he has yet to add &amp;#39;legalize&amp;#39; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.normlnj.org/archives/285#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical Marijuana Law To Pass ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills (HR 2835 and HR 2943), responded to a question about the direction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weedtracker.com/forums/marijuana-policy-project-mpp-1428/barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law-pass-within-next-few-yea-163154.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6472927</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical Marijuana Law To Pass Within the Next Few Years. Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), responded to a... &#187; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weed.mx/chronic-nerve-pain&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Behind this mask is an idea: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Bill ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.2943 Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. Marijuana poses no danger or threat under moderate use. We need to end marijuana prohibition right now. Our prisons are overcrowded with simple marijuana possession ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://behindthismaskisanidea.blogspot.com/2009/10/matthew-shepard-hate-crimes-bill-flawed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#65298;&#12388;&#12398;&#37325;&#35201;&#12394;&#22823;&#40635;&#25919;&#31574;&#25913;&#38761;&#27861;&#26696;&#65288;HR 2835&#12392;HR 2943&#65289;&#12434;&#36215;&#33609;&#12375;&#12383;&#36899;&#37030;&#35696;&#20250;&#35696;&#21729;&#12496;&#12540;&#12491;&#12540;&#12539;&#12501;&#12521;&#12531;&#12463;&#12399;&#20170;&#26085;&#12289;reddit.com&#12398;&#12454;&#12455;&#12502;&#12469;&#12452;&#12488;&#12391;&#12289;&#22823;&#40635;&#25919;&#31574;&#25913;&#38761;&#12398;&#26041;&#21521;&#24615;&#12395;&#12388;&#12356;&#12390;&#12398;&#36074;&#21839;&#12395;&#24540;&#12376;&#12383;&#12290; &#24444;&#12398;&#21462;&#12426;&#32068;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asayake.jp/modules/report/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;storyid=1483&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical Marijuana Law To Pass ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law-to-pass-within-the-next-few-years/10232009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6472926</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills (H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943), responded to a question about the direction of marijuana policy reform today on the Web site reddit.com. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/barney-frank-expects-nationwide-medical-marijuana-law-to-pass-within-the-next-few-years/10232009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legalization of Drugs: current bills</title>
    <link href="http://classroomgov.blogspot.com/2009/10/current-bills.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6460835</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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One of the most current bills awaiting to be passed is the H.R.2943 sponsored and brought by republican Barney Frank. The bill is to eliminate most Federal penalties for marijuana for personal use and other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://classroomgov.blogspot.com/2009/10/current-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Drug Warrior Obama&amp;#39;s Disingenuous &amp;quot;New&amp;quot; Medical Pot Rules</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445404</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2943 &amp;quot;To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use...&amp;quot; These bills will eliminate the ongoing human rights atrocity known as the war on drugs. Write or call your members in congress and DEMAND that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drugwartreason.blogspot.com/2009/10/drug-warrior-obamas-disingenuous-new.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Breaking News: President Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6472930</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Sorry HR 2943 that is. The Pear Says: October 19th, 2009 at 12:24 pm. I do agree that there is puppetry in leadership positions and that the whole topic of marijuana in general was polluted for a long time and still is. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/10/19/obama-administration-new-medical-marijuana-guidelines-are-issued/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chris Weigant: Holder&amp;#39;s Baby Step on Medical Marijuana</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/holders-baby-step-on-medi_b_326603.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445403</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Had Drug Warrior Obama truly wanted to change the medical marijuana situation in America he would have called on the congress to take up and pass H.R. 2943 &amp;quot;To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/holders-baby-step-on-medi_b_326603.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Administration Issues New MMJ Policy, 10/19/09 - The Weed ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6510820</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943 &amp;quot;To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use...&amp;quot; These bills will eliminate the ongoing human rights atrocity known as the war on drugs. Write or call your members in congress and to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weed-forums.com/cannabis-news-politics/18400-obama-administration-issues-new-mmj-policy-10-19-09-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>California&amp;#39;s Cannabis Tax Hike &#8211; PBS Newshour &#171; Patients for ...</title>
    <link href="http://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/californias-cannabis-tax-hike-pbs-newshour/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6419785</id>
    <updated>2009-10-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patients for Medical Cannabis </name>
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... H.R.2835: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress http://bit.ly/eseb5 #mmot 22 hours ago; H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us) http://bit.ly/F1Sa3 #mmot ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/californias-cannabis-tax-hike-pbs-newshour/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MikeCann.net: Democratic Candidates For US Senate To Debate and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6407160</id>
    <updated>2009-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MikeCann.net </name>
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If elected would you introduce legislation in the Senate mirroring Barney Frank&amp;#39;s H.R.2943 - Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009? Background: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mikecann.net/2009/10/democratic-candidates-for-us-senate-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults &#171; The ...</title>
    <link href="http://themarijuana.info/2009/10/h-r-2943-personal-use-of-marijuana-by-responsible-adults/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6491661</id>
    <updated>2009-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Marijuana News </name>
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H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults. A bill in the U.S. Congress: To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. www.govtrack.us ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themarijuana.info/2009/10/h-r-2943-personal-use-of-marijuana-by-responsible-adults/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Marijuana could prevent Alzheimer&amp;#39;s | The 420 Times</title>
    <link href="http://the420times.com/2009/10/marijuana-could-prevent-alzheimers/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=marijuana-could-prevent-alzheimers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6437398</id>
    <updated>2009-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... how to make the best pot butter, how to make the best weed brownies, how to make weed brownies, how to make weed brownies with butter, how to melt marijuana for brownies, hr 2943, hs 11362, hs 11362.5, Humboldt Co. marijuana law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the420times.com/2009/10/marijuana-could-prevent-alzheimers/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=marijuana-could-prevent-alzheimers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>California legalizing marijuana to pay debts ?</title>
    <link href="http://desiebenthal.blogspot.com/2009/10/california-legalizing-marijuana-to-pay.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6372683</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Barney Frank (MA-4) introduced HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. If enacted, this legislation would amend the Controlled Substance Act to eliminate federal criminal penalties for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desiebenthal.blogspot.com/2009/10/california-legalizing-marijuana-to-pay.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Joseph &amp;amp; Michel Ferraye pour Sa Justice: California legalizing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6521170</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Barney Frank (MA-4) introduced H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. If enacted, this legislation would amend the Controlled Substance Act to eliminate federal criminal penalties for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ferraye.blogspot.com/2009/10/california-legalizing-marijuana-to-pay.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Caritas in Veritate Love in Truth: California legalizing marijuana ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6364169</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Caritas in Veritate Love in Truth </name>
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Congressman Barney Frank (MA-4) introduced H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. If enacted, this legislation would amend the Controlled Substance Act to eliminate federal criminal penalties for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://caritas-in-veritate.blogspot.com/2009/10/california-legalizing-marijuana-to-pay.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Libertarian Republican: Obama Administration busts &amp;quot;Pot King&amp;quot; Marc ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6407161</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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I hate to say it but our best chance of seeing any change is through Barney Franks&amp;#39; bills HR 2835 and HR 2943, both of which have been referred to committee. October 2, 2009 6:25 PM &amp;middot; Dan Sheill said... I just like how Dondero chose a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertarianrepublican.blogspot.com/2009/10/obama-administration-busts-pot-king.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Protect Yourself: How To Get A Medical Marijuana Card | The 420 Times</title>
    <link href="http://the420times.com/2009/09/protect-yourself-how-to-get-a-medical-marijuana-card/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=protect-yourself-how-to-get-a-medical-marijuana-card" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6256120</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The 420 Times </name>
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... H.R. 2835, H.R. 2943, Hawaii marijuana policy, haze, Herbal Nutrition Center, herbal nutrition center dispensary maps, herbal nutrition center vending machine, HNC, how big to cut pot brownies, how to bake pot brownies double boiler ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the420times.com/2009/09/protect-yourself-how-to-get-a-medical-marijuana-card/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=protect-yourself-how-to-get-a-medical-marijuana-card&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank: Defender Of Marijuana | The 420 Times</title>
    <link href="http://the420times.com/2009/09/barney-frank-defender-of-marijuana/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6322991</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 420 Times </name>
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The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults (H.R. 2943) would eliminate federal penalties, but not override existing state law, on the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the420times.com/2009/09/barney-frank-defender-of-marijuana/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Venezuela bans Family Guy cartoon | Weed News Mix</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6491663</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced, along with co-sponsors Tammy Balwin, Ron Paul, Dana Rohrbacher, and Maurice Hinchey, &amp;quot;H.R. 2943: the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weed.mx/venezuela-bans-family-guy-cartoon&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank: Defender Of Marijuana | The 420 Times</title>
    <link href="http://the420times.com/2009/09/barney-frank-defender-of-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=barney-frank-defender-of-marijuana" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6247151</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 420 Times </name>
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The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults (H.R. 2943) would eliminate federal penalties, but not override existing state law, on the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the420times.com/2009/09/barney-frank-defender-of-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=barney-frank-defender-of-marijuana&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The legal battle over marijuana use &#194;&#171; AutoDrift</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6228601</id>
    <updated>2009-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill presented by Congressman Frank, known by the reference H.R. 2943 hopes to reduce the number of non-violent criminals being housed in our prison system. Currently, approximately , or nearly 250000 arrests and/or incarcerations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.autodrift.com/the-legal-battle-over-marijuana-use/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voice of Reason on Prohibition</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6216101</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2943, The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of would remove federal criminal penalties for possession of three and a half ounces or less of pot, according to a report in Reason magazine. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thcfarmer.com/forums/f15/voice-reason-prohibition-12782/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voice of Reason on Prohibition | Cannabis News - Medical Marijuana ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6187212</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943, The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of would remove federal criminal penalties for possession of three and a half ounces or less of pot, according to a report in Reason magazine. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/voice-of-reason-on-prohibition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Own the Day: Personal Use of Marijuana</title>
    <link href="http://keenabean.blogspot.com/2009/09/personal-use-of-marijuana.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6179765</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced HR 2943, The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act which would decriminalize possessing pot. Currently this bill has bipartisan support with 9 co-sponsors (and yes, Libertarian Ron Paul is one of them) The full ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://keenabean.blogspot.com/2009/09/personal-use-of-marijuana.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>High Times &amp;gt; NORMLizer - Decriminalize It!</title>
    <link href="http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/5876?utm_source=rss_home" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6228599</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Once again, the citizens are way ahead of their elected policymakers &#226;&#8364;&#8220; and so, while we build support for the ultimate goal of legalization, it&amp;#39;s also important to support efforts at decriminalization like HR 2943, the Act to Remove ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/5876?utm_source=rss_home&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>edwardv @ 2009-09-19T00:00:00</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6171457</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Edward Virtually </name>
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14:49 RT @1BigDaddyT: HR2943 - Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 bit.ly/UFjCc #mmot #marijuana #; 14:49 RT @muslimsvoice: Iranian President Ahmadinejad is back with his Anti-Israel Rhetoric - tinyurl.com/nee7nu ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edwardv.livejournal.com/211433.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opposing Views: NEWS: Actor Patrick Swayze Dead at Age 57</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6134714</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943: An Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults H.R. 2835: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009. Both in US Senate Committee now. These need to be moved to an ACT! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/news-actor-patrick-swayze-dead-at-age-57&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-09:/commentary/6428006</id>
    <updated>2009-09-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943, The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of would remove federal criminal penalties for possession of three and a half ounces or less of pot, according to a report in Reason magazine. It also would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tuscolatoday.com/news/2009/sep/09/good-samaritan-shot-drug-war/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More local raids on California medical marijuana providers &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-09:/commentary/6106873</id>
    <updated>2009-09-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Thank you for contacting me with your support for H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana for Responsible Adults Act. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to you on this issue. As you may be aware, marijuana is a Scheduled I ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/more-local-raids-on-california-medical-marijuana-providers/09092009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legalize Marijuana JD 090903 - Legalize Marijuana JD 090903 ...</title>
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Franks sponsored HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. This bill would eliminate federal criminal penalties for possessing and using small ... Added: 1 month ago. From: LegalizeMarijuanaJD. Views: 34 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstoday.smashits.com/video/wnCVubVM5io/legalize-marijuana-jd-090903.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Marijuana and Free Radicals &#8211; Dr. Bob Melamede &#171; Patients for ...</title>
    <link href="http://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/marijuana-and-free-radicals-dr-bob-melamede/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-02:/commentary/6445405</id>
    <updated>2009-09-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patients for Medical Cannabis </name>
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... H.R.2835: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress http://bit.ly/eseb5 #mmot 10 hours ago; H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us) http://bit.ly/F1Sa3 #mmot ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/marijuana-and-free-radicals-dr-bob-melamede/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mexico&amp;#39;s Drug Law Worries U.S. Police &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/mexicos-drug-law-worries-u-s-police/08272009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-27:/commentary/5998801</id>
    <updated>2009-08-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2943 is currently in committee. The next step is to have it scheduled for discussion by the committee. There is no exact time table and a bill can be ignored permanently, which is why people often say a bill &#226;&#8364;&#339;died in committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/mexicos-drug-law-worries-u-s-police/08272009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Alobar Greywalker: Magickal Record (aka Frater PVN, LA-BAJ-AL ...</title>
    <link href="http://alobar.livejournal.com/3345945.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-26:/commentary/5948972</id>
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      <name>Alobar Greywalker: Magickal Record (aka... </name>
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HR 2943 IH. 111th CONGRESS. 1st Session. H. R. 2943. To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. June 18, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alobar.livejournal.com/3345945.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Demand a better marijuana policy - Marijuana.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.marijuana.com/legalization-decriminalization/128866-demand-better-marijuana-policy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-24:/commentary/5928451</id>
    <updated>2009-08-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Marijuana.com </name>
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Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (HR 2943) would eliminate federal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Tell your Members of Congress that you support these steps toward a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marijuana.com/legalization-decriminalization/128866-demand-better-marijuana-policy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SAMHSA: State-by-State Marijuana Use Report | NORML Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.norml.org/2009/08/24/samhsa-state-by-state-marijuana-use-report/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-24:/commentary/5967365</id>
    <updated>2009-08-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NORML Blog </name>
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Noxidereus Says: August 27th, 2009 at 1:13 pm. Wow I am proud to live in RI! I hope Sarah Palin really isn&amp;#39;t moving here though. Mark Says: August 27th, 2009 at 5:08 pm. Anybody know When is HR 2943 supposed to be voted on? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/08/24/samhsa-state-by-state-marijuana-use-report/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mexico Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession | Medical Marijuana ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.weedplay.com/magazine/mexico-decriminalizes-marijuana-possession" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-21:/commentary/5998802</id>
    <updated>2009-08-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Marijuana News - Every Source </name>
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H.R. 2943, legislation in Congress that seeks to remove federal penalties for marijuana possession, is currently in committee. Please visit mpp.org/federal-action to ask your member of Congress for his or her support. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weedplay.com/magazine/mexico-decriminalizes-marijuana-possession&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mexico Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/mexico-decriminalizes-marijuana-possession/08212009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-21:/commentary/5908420</id>
    <updated>2009-08-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MPP Blog </name>
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H.R. 2943, legislation in Congress that seeks to remove federal penalties for marijuana possession, is currently in committee. Please visit mpp.org/federal-action to ask your member of Congress for his or her support. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/mexico-decriminalizes-marijuana-possession/08212009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dom Soto: An Excellent Lie and Tilting at Windmills - Coastal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-19:/commentary/5893242</id>
    <updated>2009-08-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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As if getting them to seriously debate the health care issue isn&amp;#39;t a difficult enough challenge, here&amp;#39;s a really phyrric venture you can try: talk to your congressperson about H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coastalalabama.tv/dom-soto-an-excellent-lie-and-tilting-at-windmills&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Anthony Citrano: Task Force Raids LA Marijuana Dispensaries ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-18:/commentary/6744028</id>
    <updated>2009-08-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Anthony Citrano </name>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.2943: To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. Please consider writing to your representative and asking that they support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-citrano/task-force-raids-la-marij_b_258751.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Believers Global Watch &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Washington Watch.com ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Believers Global Watch </name>
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Another bill, popular on the site just in the past week, is H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. The bill would eliminate most federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://believersglobalwatch.com/?p=2233&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest - August 17, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-17:/commentary/5967364</id>
    <updated>2009-08-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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Another bill, popular on the site just in the past week, is HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. The bill would eliminate most federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/08/17/washingtonwatchcom-digest-august-17-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Marijuana Reform Project USMRP.com: Frank Introduces Bills to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.usmrp.com/2009/08/frank-introduces-bills-to-prevent-federal-criminal-prosecution-for-medical-and-personal-marijuana-use.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-14:/commentary/5856954</id>
    <updated>2009-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults(H.R. 2943) would eliminate federal penalties, but not override existing state law, on the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small amounts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usmrp.com/2009/08/frank-introduces-bills-to-prevent-federal-criminal-prosecution-for-medical-and-personal-marijuana-use.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RUTHIEISM: Prohibition in the 21st Century: Decriminalizing Marijuana</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-13:/commentary/5830105</id>
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The bill presented by Congressman Frank, known by the reference H.R. 2943 hopes to reduce the number of non-violent criminals being housed in our prison system. Currently, approximately &#194;&#188;, or nearly 250000 arrests and/or incarcerations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ruthieism.blogspot.com/2009/08/prohibition-in-21st-century.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RUTHIEISM: Prohibition in the 21st Century: Decriminalizing Marijuana</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill presented by Congressman Frank, known by the reference H.R. 2943 hopes to reduce the number of non-violent criminals being housed in our prison system. Currently, approximately &#194;&#188;, or nearly 250000 arrests and/or incarcerations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ruthieism.blogspot.com/2009/08/prohibition-in-21st-century_3083.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>news &amp; randomness</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 -- introduced by Barney Frank (thanks, [info] tomorrowlander) Woman Changes Name to Princess-Rainbow.com (thanks, [info] fizzyland) Is Barack Obama An American Citizen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://novapsyche.livejournal.com/2237880.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>America&amp;#39;s Right: Whatever Happened to &amp;quot;Dissent is Patriotic&amp;quot;?</title>
    <link href="http://www.americasright.com/2009/08/i-cant-believe-that-i-agree-with.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-07:/commentary/5830104</id>
    <updated>2009-08-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>America's Right </name>
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H.R.2943 - Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. Courtney, August 9, 2009 9:53 AM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americasright.com/2009/08/i-cant-believe-that-i-agree-with.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Define Legalization for President Obama &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5812502</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Its time bud. hr 2943 hr 2835. 11 Kerry Whaley { 08.05.09 at 11:35 am }. Mr President, what will it take for you to publicly support Cannabis legalization? You already know what a dismal failure this country&amp;#39;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;War on Drugs&#226;&#8364;* is. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/tax-and-regulate/define-legalization-for-president-obama/08052009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#194;&#187; ... takes Rep. far Our on done and yet Young have however too It ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/commentary/5708767</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alaska marijuana laws </name>
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H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act, ... Congressman for All Alaska. In summary: Drugs pose fatal risks (but not marijuana),; the Marinol argument (stop puking by swallowing a pill and keeping it down for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cannabiscenter.org/blogs/alaska-marijuana-laws/2097/takes-rep-far-our/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cannabis Strain: Barney Frank - Reefer Smoke</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5699425</id>
    <updated>2009-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults (H.R. 2943) would eliminate federal penalties, but not override existing state law, on the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reefersmoke.com/2009/07/cannabis-strain-barney-frank.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama's drug czar: Marijuana 'has no medical benefit'</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/commentary/5685584</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com </name>
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H.R 2943 a bill to eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes has been introduced by Barney Frank (yeah, I know) and co sponsored by Rep. Ron Paul. 06/18/09 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prisonplanet.com/obama%E2%80%99s-drug-czar-marijuana-%E2%80%98has-no-medical-benefit%E2%80%99.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Possession marijuana</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Possession marijuana </name>
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Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. I appreciate knowing your views. As you know, Representative Frank Barney introduced H.R. 2943. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cannabisplanet.com/news/possession-marijuana/27244/the-other-face-of/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>rep. randy neugebauer (r-tx) on marijuana law reform</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/commentary/6276431</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Possession marijuana </name>
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thank you for contacting me regarding hr 2943, the personal use of marijuana by responsible adults act. i appreciate knowing your views. as you know, representative frank barney introduced hr 2943...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cannabisplanet.com/news/possession-marijuana/27243/rep-randy-neugebauer-r/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on Marijuana Law Reform | Alcoholic Hotline</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/commentary/5629643</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alcoholic Hotline </name>
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More info...Thank you for your recent communication concerning the legalization of marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you on this subject. HR 2943, the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alcoholichotline.com/alcoholic-hotline/10&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>congressmen that support medical marijuana hr 2835 and personal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/commentary/6521172</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Drug marijuana </name>
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medical marijuana patient protection act hr2835 was introduced june 11, 2009 by rep. barney frank (d-ma) along with mr. blumenauer, mr. farr, mr. mcdermott, mr. paul, ms. woolsey, mr. rohrabacher, m...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cannabisplanet.com/news/drug-marijuana/27107/congressmen-that-support-medical/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on Marijuana Law Reform | Alcoholic Hotline</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/commentary/5838245</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alcoholic Hotline </name>
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More info...Thank you for your recent communication concerning the legalization of marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you on this subject. HR 2943, the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alcoholichotline.com/10/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 and Personal Use H.R. 2943</title>
    <link href="http://stash.norml.org/congressmen-that-support-medical-marijuana-h-r-2835-and-personal-use-h-r-2943/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5622972</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T20:00:09Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Daily Audio Stash</name>
    </author>
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Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act H.R.2835 was introduced June 11, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) along with Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Paul, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. George Mill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stash.norml.org/congressmen-that-support-medical-marijuana-h-r-2835-and-personal-use-h-r-2943/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tell Congress: Give us a better marjiuana policy! | The 4th of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.smoke-in.org/drupal/tell_congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5772740</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 4th of July Hemp Coalition Presents... </name>
    </author>
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I strongly urge you to support the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act (HR 2835), and the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (HR 2943). Marijuana reform is important to me. Please co-sponsor these two bills ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smoke-in.org/drupal/tell_congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on Marijuana Law Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.drugtreatment-centers.info/17/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5614664</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Drug Treatment Centers </name>
    </author>
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More info...Thank you for your recent communication concerning the legalization of marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you on this subject. HR 2943, the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drugtreatment-centers.info/17/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 and Personal ...</title>
    <link href="http://honda.netne.net/congressmen-that-support-medical-marijuana-hr-2835-and-personal-use-hr-2943.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5619509</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Honda </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act H.R.2835 was introduced June 11, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) along with Mr. Read more here: Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 and Personal Use H.R. 2943 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://honda.netne.net/congressmen-that-support-medical-marijuana-hr-2835-and-personal-use-hr-2943.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MikeCann.net: Congressmen That Support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mikecann.net/2009/07/congressmen-that-support-medical.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5622971</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MikeCann.net </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
NORML Audiostash: Complete List of Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 and/or Personal Use H.R. 2943. In March 2008, Barney Frank proposed the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008 (HR 5843), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mikecann.net/2009/07/congressmen-that-support-medical.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mary Jane Goods &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Congressmen that support Medical ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/congressmen-that-support-medical-marijuana-hr-2835-and-personal-use-hr-2943/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5625020</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mary Jane Goods </name>
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    <content type="html">
Along with Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 H.R.2943 was introduced June 18, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank along with Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hinchey ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/congressmen-that-support-medical-marijuana-hr-2835-and-personal-use-hr-2943/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 and Personal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.420magazine.com/forums/u-s/98180-congressmen-support-medical-marijuana-h-r-2835-personal-use-h-r-2943-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5923181</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>420 Magazine </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Along with Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 H.R.2943 was introduced June 18, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank along with Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hinchey Congressman Barney Frank is author of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.420magazine.com/forums/u-s/98180-congressmen-support-medical-marijuana-h-r-2835-personal-use-h-r-2943-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tell Congress: Give us a better marjiuana policy! | The 4th of ...</title>
    <link href="http://smoke-in.org/drupal/tell_congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5650659</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 4th of July Hemp Coalition Presents... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I strongly urge you to support the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act (HR 2835), and the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (HR 2943). Marijuana reform is important to me. Please co-sponsor these two bills ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smoke-in.org/drupal/tell_congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Medical Marijuana Activists Defeat Proposal for Dispensary Quotas</title>
    <link href="http://linkthe.com/2009/07/22/medical-marijuana-activists-defeat-proposal-for-dispensary-quotas/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5634811</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>linkthe.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Nice job, Troy. Related posts: Buy Robert Anton Wilson&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s medical marijuana card; HR2943 Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009; Marijuana to the Rescue: &#226;&#8364;&#732;World News&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Touts Pot as California&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Magic Fix.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://linkthe.com/2009/07/22/medical-marijuana-activists-defeat-proposal-for-dispensary-quotas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana HR 2835 and Personal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.420magazine.com/forums/united-states/98180-congressmen-support-medical-marijuana-h-r-2835-personal-use-h-r-2943-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5634810</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>420 Magazine </name>
    </author>
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Along with Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 HR2943 was introduced June 18, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank along with Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hinchey Congressman Barney Frank is author of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.420magazine.com/forums/united-states/98180-congressmen-support-medical-marijuana-h-r-2835-personal-use-h-r-2943-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mary Jane Goods &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5685583</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mary Jane Goods </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act, would eliminate federal penalties for the possession and distribution of small amounts of marijuana. This bill would also eliminate federal penalties prohibiting the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on Marijuana Law Reform | NORML Daily Audio ...</title>
    <link href="http://stash.norml.org/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5619453</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Daily Audio Stash </name>
    </author>
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Thank you for your recent communication concerning the legalization of marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you on this subject. HR 2943, the Personal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stash.norml.org/rep-don-young-r-ak-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Meet Congress' New Teeny Tiny Anti-Marijuana Caucus | NORML Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/19/meet-congress-new-teeny-tiny-anti-marijuana-caucus/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-19:/commentary/5605022</id>
    <updated>2009-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Blog </name>
    </author>
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Also up to 9 cosponsors on HR 2943 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2943. John Says: July 19th, 2009 at 11:48 am. Dan Burton is a congressman from Indiana, not Illinois. We all need to write and call our elected ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/19/meet-congress-new-teeny-tiny-anti-marijuana-caucus/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Medical marijuana</title>
    <link href="http://cannabisplanet.com/news/medical-marijuana/26778/good-action-by-us/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-18:/commentary/5595321</id>
    <updated>2009-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical marijuana </name>
    </author>
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I appreciate you taking the time to share with me your views regarding H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. The views of my fellow Iowans are an essential component of m. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cannabisplanet.com/news/medical-marijuana/26778/good-action-by-us/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Medical marijuana</title>
    <link href="http://cannabisplanet.com/news/medical-marijuana/26781/mischa-barton-taken-into/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-18:/commentary/5582409</id>
    <updated>2009-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical marijuana </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I appreciate you taking the time to share with me your views regarding H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. The views of my fellow Iowans are an essential component of m. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cannabisplanet.com/news/medical-marijuana/26781/mischa-barton-taken-into/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>California Tax Board Says Regulating Commercial Pot Sales Would ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/16/california-tax-board-says-regulating-commercial-pot-sales-would-yield-14-billion-annually-also-predicts-decline-in-use-of-booze-and-tobacco/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5600555</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Blog </name>
    </author>
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Congressman Barney Frank (MA-4) introduced H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. If enacted, this legislation would amend the Controlled Substance Act to eliminate federal criminal penalties for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/16/california-tax-board-says-regulating-commercial-pot-sales-would-yield-14-billion-annually-also-predicts-decline-in-use-of-booze-and-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>California Tax Board Weighs In On Marijuana Reform &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mpp.org/tax-and-regulate/california-tax-board-weighs-in-on-marijuana-reform/07152009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5576382</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MPP Blog </name>
    </author>
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Make sure you write or call your legislator supporting HR 2943 Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2943. The more times its in the news, they more news stations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/tax-and-regulate/california-tax-board-weighs-in-on-marijuana-reform/07152009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Criminal Justice - Change.org: Barney Frank on Legalizing Pot</title>
    <link href="http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/barney_frank_on_legalizing_pot" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5752638</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Change.org's Criminal Justice Blog </name>
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On June 18, 2009, Congressman Barney Frank introduced H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. This measure would eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/barney_frank_on_legalizing_pot&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2943 Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2943/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5549488</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
    </author>
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...coverage about Congress available on the web.   I appreciate you taking the time to share with me your views regarding H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. The views of my fellow Iowans are an essential component of my dec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2943/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dean's Circle: What do you get when you mix Barney Frank &amp; Ron Paul?</title>
    <link href="http://deanscircle.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-barney.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5541509</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dean's Circle </name>
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HR 2943 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2943. To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2009. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deanscircle.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-barney.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mary Jane Goods &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/rep-leonard-boswell-d-ia-on-marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5541507</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mary Jane Goods </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I appreciate you taking the time to share with me your views regarding H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. The views of my fellow Iowans are an essential component of my decision making process as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/rep-leonard-boswell-d-ia-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govit.com/vote/congress.aspx?bill=2009-hr-2943" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5541506</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Govit: Most Popular Legislation </name>
    </author>
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Vote: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009(HR 2943) ... H. R. 2943. To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govit.com/vote/congress.aspx?bill=2009-hr-2943&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) on Marijuana Law Reform | NORML Daily ...</title>
    <link href="http://stash.norml.org/rep-leonard-boswell-d-ia-on-marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5568685</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Daily Audio Stash </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I appreciate you taking the time to share with me your views regarding HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. The views of my.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stash.norml.org/rep-leonard-boswell-d-ia-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Recalcitrant Egg: Barney Does Something Right</title>
    <link href="http://recalcitrantegg.blogspot.com/2009/07/barney-does-something-right.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5541510</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recalcitrant Egg </name>
    </author>
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Barney Frank (D-MA) has proposed HR 2943, &#226;&#8364;&#339;Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;*. It's about a paragraph long and it's worth quickly reading. It will decriminalize marijuana possession (in the amount of less than ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://recalcitrantegg.blogspot.com/2009/07/barney-does-something-right.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Nearly 13 Years After Prop. 215, Law Enforcement Still Resists ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/12/nearly-13-years-after-prop-215-law-enforcement-still-resists-medical-marijuana/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-12:/commentary/5549961</id>
    <updated>2009-07-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Blog </name>
    </author>
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Federal legislation (in this case, H.R. 2943) can be tracked at http://thomas.loc.gov/ or via the 'Contact Officials' link on the front page of norml.org]. Nearly 13 Years After Prop. 215, Law Enforcement Still Resists Medical Marijuana ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/12/nearly-13-years-after-prop-215-law-enforcement-still-resists-medical-marijuana/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Want To Know Why Marijuana Is Illegal? Ask Governor John Lynch (Or ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/10/want-to-know-why-marijuana-is-illegal-ask-governor-john-lynch-or-ask-your-own-governor/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/commentary/5576358</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Blog </name>
    </author>
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Remember that for HR 2943 to get support we all must help by contacting our reps who are on both House Judiciary and the House Energy and Commerce or listed bellow is the reps for both in which you would know what congressman is for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/10/want-to-know-why-marijuana-is-illegal-ask-governor-john-lynch-or-ask-your-own-governor/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support for Decriminalization Bill Growing in Congress &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/support-for-decriminalization-bill-growing-in-congress/07082009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/5541504</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MPP Blog </name>
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As i said earlier I have listed both of these with the reps involved for others as well as myself can contact and urge them to help support HR 2943 this is for the ones who did not become cosponsors the ones that did lets send them an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/support-for-decriminalization-bill-growing-in-congress/07082009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil | NORML Blog</title>
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As i said earlier I have listed both of these with the reps involved for others as well as myself can contact and urge them to help support HR 2943 this is for the ones who did not become cosponsors the ones that did lets send them an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/08/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil-speak-no-evil/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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H.R. 2943 has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. While I do not sit on either committee, should H.R. 2943 come to the floor for a vote, I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chelagnes.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/don-young-writes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Christmas in July &#194;&#171; Aaronshaw127's Blog</title>
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... ends without a medical marijuana bill being introduced; local group decides to put the issue to voters}). People United for Medical Marijuana www.pufmm.org. Personal Use of Marijuana By Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (H.R. 2943) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aaronshaw127.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/christmas-in-july/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Drugs That Kill and a Drug That Doesn't &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MPP Blog</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Bill HR 2943 is a Bill that is for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 which was first put into the process of trying to become a bill as of June 19th 2009 and is still awaiting to get out of the Referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/drugs-that-kill-and-a-drug-that-doesnt/07062009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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He is also pushing for passage of the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults (H.R. 2943). This would eliminate federal penalties for the possession or transfer of &#226;&#8364;&#339;small amounts of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hempnewstv.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/barney-frank-wants-america-to-be-woodstock-nation-pushes-legislation-to-legalize-marijuana/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Foreign Policy Magazine Exposes Folly Of Marijuana Prohibition ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/05/foreign-policy-magazine-exposes-folly-of-marijuana-prohibition/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-05:/commentary/5541508</id>
    <updated>2009-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Bill HR 2943 is a Bill that is for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 which was first put into the process of trying to become a bill as of June 19th 2009 and is still awaiting to get out of the Referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/05/foreign-policy-magazine-exposes-folly-of-marijuana-prohibition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman John Barrow (D-Ga) thinks marijuana is a gateway drug</title>
    <link href="http://artificial-scarcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/congressman-john-barrow-d-ga-thinks.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5465702</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Artificial Scarcity </name>
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Thank you for contacting me in support of HR 2943 , the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. I'm not able to support the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is a gateway drug, and that makes it an appropriate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://artificial-scarcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/congressman-john-barrow-d-ga-thinks.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>USA - HR 2943, the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93639" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5465701</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Drugs Forum </name>
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The measure, HR 2943, an &quot;Act to Rem. Attached Images. marijuana4.jpg (109.9 KB). Attached Files. HR 2943 the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults.pdf (160.0 KB)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93639&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Left News and Views &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Marijuana Law Reform!</title>
    <link href="http://www.leftnewsandviews.com/marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5463481</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Left News and Views </name>
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by Candy Hollowell. Urge Congress To Support Marijuana Law Reform! only-a-plant. I'm writing you today to remind you to contact your members of Congress in support of marijuana law reform. Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leftnewsandviews.com/marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Just a letter I sent to my representative - Cannabis Forums ...</title>
    <link href="http://boards.cannabis.com/activism/173041-just-letter-i-sent-my-representative.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5448575</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical... </name>
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I am also hoping to get you to vote yes on H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943. Mr. Nunes I would first like to remind you that you are in office to Represent the people of California, the people that voted you in office.A recent poll was conducted ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://boards.cannabis.com/activism/173041-just-letter-i-sent-my-representative.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Prayer, Action And News: Barney Frank Wants America To Be ...</title>
    <link href="http://prayer-and-action.blogspot.com/2009/07/barney-frank-wants-america-to-be.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5448576</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Prayer, Action And News </name>
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He is also pushing for passage of the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults (H.R. 2943). This would eliminate federal penalties for the possession or transfer of &#226;&#8364;&#339;small amounts of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prayer-and-action.blogspot.com/2009/07/barney-frank-wants-america-to-be.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. George Miller (D-CA) on Marijuana Law Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/rep-george-miller-d-ca-on-marijuana-law-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5459033</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mary Jane Goods </name>
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Thank you for contacting me to share your support for HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009, which would remove federal penalties for the personal use of 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/07/rep-george-miller-d-ca-on-marijuana-law-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How are HR 2943 and 2835 Moving??</title>
    <link href="http://www.420magazine.com/forums/petitions-initiatives/96948-how-hr-2943-2835-moving.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-30:/commentary/5439732</id>
    <updated>2009-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>420 Magazine </name>
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These were introduced in June 2009 and sent to committee. Any advances yet?? :yummy::cheer2:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.420magazine.com/forums/petitions-initiatives/96948-how-hr-2943-2835-moving.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>2 house bills need support!</title>
    <link href="http://www.hatsradio.com/?p=401" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/6276432</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hats Radio, Green Edition </name>
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four members of congress have signed on as cosponsors to hr 2943, which is now before two separate committees &#8212; the house judiciary committee, and the house energy and commerce committee. now is the time to contact your us ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hatsradio.com/?p=401&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pro-Marijuana TV Ad Campaign Successful; More Are Planned | NORML Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5430272</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&gt;You need to get the word out about HR 2943. Nobody know about this. This should be your focus of your next round of TV spots. 1) The Decrim bill was only introduced about two weeks ago, 2) NORML notified on Friday over 800 media ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.norml.org/2009/06/29/pro-marijuana-tv-ad-campaign-successful-more-are-planned/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Left News and Views &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Marijuana: Barney Frank ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.leftnewsandviews.com/marijuana-barney-frank-introduces-federal-decriminalization-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5411138</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Left News and Views </name>
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Titled &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Personal Use of Marijuana By Responsible Adults Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;&#179; (H.R 2943), the bill would remove federal criminal penalties for the possession of less than 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) and for the not-for-profit transfer of up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leftnewsandviews.com/marijuana-barney-frank-introduces-federal-decriminalization-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>siren_ity: Write your congressman...NOW! :D</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-28:/commentary/5400735</id>
    <updated>2009-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Four members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors to HR 2943, which is now before two separate committees -- The House judiciary Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Now is the time to contact your U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://siren-ity.livejournal.com/194577.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Madison NORML: NORML.org: Urge Congress To Support Marijuana Law ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5430273</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Four members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors to HR 2943, which is now before two separate committees -- The House judiciary Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Now is the time to contact your U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000481.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NORML needs your help!! support new bills in congress!!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5619552</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Four members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors to HR 2943, which is now before two separate committees -- The House judiciary Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Now is the time to contact your US ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tacomahemp.livejournal.com/12503.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Urge Congress To Support Marijuana Law Reform!</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenpassion.org/f36/urge-congress-support-marijuana-law-reform-12993/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5549752</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GreenPassion.org - Dedicated to Medicinal... </name>
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Four members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors to HR 2943, which is now before two separate committees -- The House judiciary Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Now is the time to contact your US ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenpassion.org/f36/urge-congress-support-marijuana-law-reform-12993/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JUSTICE AND THEN PEACE... FOR THE DRUG WAR</title>
    <link href="http://theelvesattic.blogspot.com/2009/06/justice-and-then-peace-for-drug-war.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5465703</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the elves attic </name>
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Titled the Personal Use of Marijuana By Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (HR 2943), the bill would remove federal criminal penalties for the possession of less than 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) and for the not-for-profit transfer of up to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theelvesattic.blogspot.com/2009/06/justice-and-then-peace-for-drug-war.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support these Bills! - GreenPassion.org - Dedicated to Medicinal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenpassion.org/f36/support-these-bills-12986/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5386499</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GreenPassion.org - Dedicated to Medicinal... </name>
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Support The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009 Contact Officials - NORML Support HR 2943, the Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenpassion.org/f36/support-these-bills-12986/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fibromyalgia Discussions at DailyStrength: Medical Marijuana Law ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5386498</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fibromyalgia Forum - DailyStrength </name>
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Four members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors to HR 2943, which is now before two separate committees -- The House judiciary Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Now is the time to contact your U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/7382279-medical-marijuana-law-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>desires to world: The Must Manifesto (sent to Senator Boxer and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5377838</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>desires to world </name>
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Fifth, legalize marijuana and the growing of coco, currently there is legislation (HR 2835, HR 2943) for marijuana (unfortunately not the popular coco), but it is not good enough. It needs to be flat out legalized and taxed with the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desirestocongressandworld.blogspot.com/2009/06/must-manifesto-sent-to-senator-boxer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Loretta Nall: Rep. Barney Frank Introduces Federal Decrim Bill</title>
    <link href="http://nallforgovernor.blogspot.com/2009/06/rep-barney-frank-introduces-federal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5377836</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Loretta Nall </name>
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Titled the Personal Use of Marijuana By Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (H.R. 2943), the bill would remove federal criminal penalties for the possession of less than 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) and for the not-for-profit transfer of up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nallforgovernor.blogspot.com/2009/06/rep-barney-frank-introduces-federal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 | The ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.themarijuanaobserver.com/2009/06/personal-marijuana-responsible-adults-act-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5377839</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Marijuana Observer </name>
    </author>
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111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2943. To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. June 18, 2009. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themarijuanaobserver.com/2009/06/personal-marijuana-responsible-adults-act-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pot Plants Found, Arrest Made</title>
    <link href="http://www.wsaz.com/charleston/headlines/49052136.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5439736</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSAZ - News Charleston - Headlines </name>
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... more than 50% of prisons' population are drug offenders...imagine ending overcrowded prisons and wasteful spending of billions of dollars every year in the war on drugs all in one swoop! Legalize marijuana, vote yes on HR 2943 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wsaz.com/charleston/headlines/49052136.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right Side Out &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943 - Some ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5377837</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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H.R. 2835 and H.R. 2943 - Some Common Sense Legislation. HR 2835. Title: To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/11/2009) Cosponsors ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightsideout.net/wpblog/?p=2038&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mary Jane Goods &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Reps. Frank, Paul, Hinchey ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/06/reps-frank-paul-hinchey-rohrabacher-send-letter-to-colleagues-promoting-marijuana-decriminalization/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5371356</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mary Jane Goods </name>
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Last Thursday, we reintroduced HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009, which would remove federal penalties for the personal use of 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana by responsible adults. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/06/reps-frank-paul-hinchey-rohrabacher-send-letter-to-colleagues-promoting-marijuana-decriminalization/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Proof they don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t listen to us</title>
    <link href="http://aneccentricthought.blogspot.com/2009/06/proof-they-dont-listen-to-us.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5439734</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>An Eccentric Thought </name>
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HR 2943, a bill that eliminates most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, was introduced by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) on June 18, 2009. HR 2943 ultimately decriminalizes the personal use of marijuana by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aneccentricthought.blogspot.com/2009/06/proof-they-dont-listen-to-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Marijuana: Barney Frank Introduces Federal Decriminalization Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/591/barney_frank_introduces_marijuana_decriminalization_bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5400736</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) - Marijuana Policy </name>
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Titled the Personal Use of Marijuana By Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (H.R. 2943), the bill would remove federal criminal penalties for the possession of less than 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) and for the not-for-profit transfer of up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/591/barney_frank_introduces_marijuana_decriminalization_bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>June 24 - Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.themusicdynasty.com/forums/latest-news-headlines/220908-june-24-barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/commentary/6247152</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Music Dynasty | The Internet&amp;#39;s... </name>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &amp;quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&amp;quot; (search for it under &amp;quot;HR 2943&amp;quot;), which would (again, from Frank&amp;#39;s press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themusicdynasty.com/forums/latest-news-headlines/220908-june-24-barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support HR 2943 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourweed.com/support-hr-2943-personal-use-of-marijuana-by-responsible-adults-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/commentary/5361176</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All about Weed </name>
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Here's a bill introduced by Barney Frank that would reduce the penalty for possession of less than 100 grams of marijuana. The bill currently has 4.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourweed.com/support-hr-2943-personal-use-of-marijuana-by-responsible-adults-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation &#194;&#171; HempNews</title>
    <link href="http://hempnewstv.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/commentary/5361174</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HempNews </name>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&#226;&#8364;* (search for it under &#226;&#8364;&#339;HR 2943&#226;&#8364;&#179;), which would (again, from Frank's press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hempnewstv.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank introduces bill to decriminalize pot! | Ron Paul Wins ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/97178" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/commentary/5361175</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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The decriminalization bill is titled HR 2943, and the medicinal bill is titled HR 2835. Ron Paul is a cosponsor of both bills. I think that we should start contacting Congress about these bills as well. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/97178&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Frank Seeks to Decriminalize Pot Possession</title>
    <link href="http://didntyourmotherevertellyounottoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/barney-frank-seeks-to-decriminalize-pot.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/commentary/5439735</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Didn&amp;#39;t Your Mother Ever Tell You Not To Blog? </name>
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Frank has so far gotten less support for HR 2943 than for the medical marijuana bill, shown by the fact that there are currently only four cosponsors (two of which are the aforementioned Republicans). This is a matter both of personal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://didntyourmotherevertellyounottoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/barney-frank-seeks-to-decriminalize-pot.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support HR 2943</title>
    <link href="http://waronamericans.blogspot.com/2009/06/support-hr-2943.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5439733</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>War On Americans </name>
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Please go here and send to send a letter to you representative asking them to support the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. According to the text of the e-mail the Act aims to &quot;...reduce the number of non-violent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waronamericans.blogspot.com/2009/06/support-hr-2943.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://vvvolegvvv.livejournal.com/125667.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/6276430</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>vvvolegvvv </name>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &amp;quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&amp;quot; (search for it under &amp;quot;HR 2943&amp;quot;), which would (again, from Frank&amp;#39;s press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vvvolegvvv.livejournal.com/125667.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://medica-marijuana-pharmacy.blogspot.com/2009/06/barney-frank-introduces-marijuana.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/6314224</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical Marijuana Pharmacy </name>
    </author>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &amp;quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&amp;quot; (search for it under &amp;quot;HR 2943&amp;quot;), which would (again, from Frank&amp;#39;s press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medica-marijuana-pharmacy.blogspot.com/2009/06/barney-frank-introduces-marijuana.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>barney frank introduces marijuana legislation</title>
    <link href="http://vvvolegvvv.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/6256119</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oleg&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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the second legislation congressman frank introduced recently is &#226;&#8364;&#339;the act to remove federal penalties for the personal use of marijuana by responsible adults&#226;&#8364;* (search for it under &#226;&#8364;&#339;hr 2943&#226;&#8364;&#179;), which would (again, from frank&amp;#39;s press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vvvolegvvv.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USA: Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation - Marijuana.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.marijuana.com/drug-war-headline-news/124529-usa-barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5354607</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Marijuana.com </name>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&quot; (search for it under &quot;HR 2943&quot;), which would (again, from Frank's press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marijuana.com/drug-war-headline-news/124529-usa-barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Limiting the War on Drugs</title>
    <link href="http://ysktih.blogspot.com/2009/06/limiting-war-on-drugs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5400738</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>You Should Know This Is Happening </name>
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Barney Frank (D-MA) would like to do just that with respect to marijuana, and has filed a bill, HR 2943, which would eliminate federal penalties for personal possession of less than 100 grams of marijuana and reduce the penalty for use ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ysktih.blogspot.com/2009/06/limiting-war-on-drugs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Americans for Responsible Bong Hits</title>
    <link href="http://allthehypocrisy.com/?p=1191" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5439737</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All the Hypocrisy </name>
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That said, Barney Frank introduced a new bill to Congress last week: HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. This is basically a national version of the recent Massachusetts law that decriminalized weed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allthehypocrisy.com/?p=1191&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Y! Alert: The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com</title>
    <link href="http://insanelygood.blogspot.com/2009/06/y-alert-full-feed-from_1113.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5439739</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insanely Good </name>
    </author>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&quot; ( search for it under &quot;HR 2943&quot;), which would (again, from Frank's press .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insanelygood.blogspot.com/2009/06/y-alert-full-feed-from_1113.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Chris Weigant: Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://sarahpal.in/chris-weigant-barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation/sarahpalin/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/6256118</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sarah Palin </name>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &amp;quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&amp;quot; (search for it under &amp;quot;HR 2943&amp;quot;), which would (again, from Frank&amp;#39;s press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sarahpal.in/chris-weigant-barney-frank-introduces-marijuana-legislation/sarahpalin/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Pot Lawyers of Texas: Barney Frank for President!</title>
    <link href="http://thepotlawyersoftexas.blogspot.com/2009/06/congressman-barney-frank-who-i-happen.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5632166</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Pot Lawyers of Texas </name>
    </author>
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The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults(H.R. 2943) would eliminate federal penalties, but not override existing state law, on the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small amounts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepotlawyersoftexas.blogspot.com/2009/06/congressman-barney-frank-who-i-happen.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>C.O.P.S.: HR2943: The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Legalize Mraijuana&#226;&#8364;* Act</title>
    <link href="http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr2943-legalize-mraijuana-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5342393</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>COPS </name>
    </author>
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H. R. 2943. To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the `Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009'. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr2943-legalize-mraijuana-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chris Weigant: Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/barney-frank-introduces-m_b_219263.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5342392</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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The second legislation Congressman Frank introduced recently is &quot;The Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults&quot; (search for it under &quot;HR 2943&quot;), which would (again, from Frank's press ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/barney-frank-introduces-m_b_219263.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Posts about Rush Limbaugh as of June 22, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://thedailyparr.com/rush-limbaugh/posts-about-rush-limbaugh-as-of-june-22-2009-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5465705</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Parr </name>
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HR 2943 To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes &#226;&#8364;&#166; &#226;&#8364;&#166;. ObamaCare &#226;&#8364;&#166;.. BarakCare &#226;&#8364;&#166;. BarackCare &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Rush Limbaugh &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Moveon.org &#226;&#8364;&#8221; pro-life. More complaints that Oba&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedailyparr.com/rush-limbaugh/posts-about-rush-limbaugh-as-of-june-22-2009-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Common Sense Legislation Introduced in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.weedplay.com/magazine/common-sense-legislation-introduced-in-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5439738</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Marijuana News - Every Source </name>
    </author>
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Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced, along with co-sponsors Tammy Balwin, Ron Paul, Dana Rohrbacher, and Maurice Hinchey, &#226;&#8364;&#339;HR 2943: the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weedplay.com/magazine/common-sense-legislation-introduced-in-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Common Sense Legislation Introduced in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://blog.drugpolicy.org/2009/06/common-sense-legislation-introduced-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5400737</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The D&amp;#39;Alliance </name>
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Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced, along with co-sponsors Tammy Balwin, Ron Paul, Dana Rohrbacher, and Maurice Hinchey, &quot;HR 2943: the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. &quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.drugpolicy.org/2009/06/common-sense-legislation-introduced-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thoughts from the desk of Murray...: Barney Frank does something ...</title>
    <link href="http://murraysdesk.blogspot.com/2009/06/barney-frank-does-something-right-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5314393</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Thoughts from the desk of Murray... </name>
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This legislation, titled H.R.2943: The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009, would decriminalize the possession of up to 3.5oz of marijuana and allow the transfer (not-for-profit) of up to 1oz without federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://murraysdesk.blogspot.com/2009/06/barney-frank-does-something-right-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Radio Or Not: Tonight on Nic@Night</title>
    <link href="http://radioornot.blogspot.com/2009/06/tonight-on-nicnight.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5305892</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Or Not </name>
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Then yesterday, Frank introduced HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009! Seriously. This bill would remove penalties for possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana and the not-for-profit transfer of 1 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://radioornot.blogspot.com/2009/06/tonight-on-nicnight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Please make a quick call to your Congressman regarding one or more ...</title>
    <link href="http://harmonyhealth.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/please-make-a-quick-call-to-your-congressman-regarding-one-or-more-of-these-bills/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5302892</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Harmony Health and Wellness </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 2943 aims to reduce the number of non-violent prisoners and free up law enforcement resources by eliminating federal criminal penalties for possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana, and the not-for-profit transfer of an ounce of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harmonyhealth.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/please-make-a-quick-call-to-your-congressman-regarding-one-or-more-of-these-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Radio Or Not: Pot, Politics, Music and Humor</title>
    <link href="http://radioornot.blogspot.com/2009/06/pot-politics-music-and-humor.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5302893</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Or Not </name>
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Then yesterday, Congressman Frank introduced H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009, which would eliminate federal criminal penalties for possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://radioornot.blogspot.com/2009/06/pot-politics-music-and-humor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Use our easy tool to send an e-mail to Congress about the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (H.R. 2943), and then convince your friends to do it, too. Make sure marijuana policy reform is in your ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smoke-in.org/drupal/mpp_action&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This legislation, titled HR2943: The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009, would decriminalize the possession of up to 3.5oz of marijuana and allow the transfer (not-for-profit) of up to 1oz without federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theproverbialtundra.com/?p=851&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On June 18, he introduced the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (H.R. 2943), which would ensure that fewer adults go to jail for small amounts of marijuana. This bill proves that America has come a long way&#226;&#8364;&#8221;but ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smoke-in.org/drupal/mpp_action&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A bill in the US Congress: To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2943&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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