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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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