Barney Frank Supports Legalizing Heroin and Cocaine
Good for him
WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has not tried heroin. But he thinks it should be legal, along with a host of other drugs. …
Frank has made this case before, arguing at various points that marijuana should be legalized. Frank told HuffPost that he isn't a pot smoker, despite his support for the drug's legalization. "I can't inhale," Frank said. "I have a bad sinus condition." But his husband does smoke, and Frank himself has tried "pot cookies" which didn't "have a huge effect on me," he said.
What wasn't clear was if Frank's openness to drug legalization ended with weed. It doesn't.
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post comments
Even a broken clock...
Legalize all drugs completely.
Cannabis should be growing everywhere, holding together river banks.
Coca leaf should be available from the herbalist to make tea.
Opium resin should be available to smoke or eat, it is far safer than injection drugs.
It was the economics of prohibition that forced the concentrates on the world.
Legalize the garden and the farm and the natural pharmacopoeia.