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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Marijuana Legalization Debate 2015: Former Congressman Barney Frank Eats Pot Brownies 🌿Marijuana Legalization Debate 2015: Former Congressman Barney Frank Eats Pot Brownies
Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., opened up to a Gawker reporter about his marijuana use during an interview Monday. It took place ahead of the release of the Showtime documentary on Frank titled "Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank."
Frank was a member of the House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013, serving as the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. Frank has long been outspokenly liberal on a range of issues from gay marriage -- he came out as gay in the 1980s -- to marijuana use.Â
Frank told Gawker interviewer Rich Juzwiak that he couldn't smoke pot because he was never able to inhale, not even with cigarettes. Pot brownies, on the other hand, are a treat he does enjoy.
His comments ran in contrast to a statement he made in 2012 saying that though he supported marijuana legalization, he was not an active user of...
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