I hope that you'll support HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana
by Responsible Adults Act, introduced by your colleague Barney Frank.
By eliminating federal penalties for possession of up to 100 grams and for
not-for-profit transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana, this bill would
free law enforcers and the courts to pursue criminals who actually commit
or threaten harm to others.

As you well know, this past November Massachusetts voters decriminalised
possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, with effect at the beginning
of January.  Opponents' dire predictions of lawlessness and disorder were
not at all borne out, and police were freed to deal with serious crimes.
Massachusetts' experiment with decriminalisation has been a success, and
federal law ought to be brought into agreement with it.