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(CNN) -- The U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users, Rep. Barney Frank said Wednesday, announcing a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams, almost a quarter-pound, of the substance.

Rep. Barney Frank's bill would radically curb federal penalties for personal marijuana use.

Current laws targeting marijuana users place undue burdens on law enforcement resources, punish ill Americans whose doctors have prescribed the substance and unfairly affect African-Americans, said Frank, flanked by legislators and representatives from advocacy groups.

"The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government's business," Frank said on Capitol Hill. "I don't think it is the government's business to tell you how to spend your leisure time."

The Massachusetts Democrat and his supporters emphasized that only the use -- and not the abuse -- of marijuana would be decriminalized if the resolution resulted in legislation.

I sincerely hope this passes; it's a smart law for America and one of the most win-win in every way. Driving to school, not eight blocks from my house there is a pretty bad ghetto where people got shot recently and I've seen crack and cash change hands multiple times with my own eyes in daylight. But nothing gets done about that, probably becau-se the police are busy busting up underage drinkers and small-time pot users.

I wonder if Obama will vote for this? My guess is no. But I'm sure Bernie Sanders will!

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