Thank you for contacting me with your views on marijuana. I appreciate your comments, and I welcome this opportunity to update you on the status of this legislation.According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), marijuana remains the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. While marijuana use is generally unhealthy and has negative social repercussions, it also serves as a gateway drug to more dangerous substance abuse. For these reasons, I remain concerned by the prevalence of drug abuse in our culture and the harmful consequences that are the result of this behavior.
As a career law enforcement officer, I saw firsthand the devastating effects that illicit drug use can have on both individuals and communities. While a member of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, I initiated the Drug Abuse Resistance Effort (DARE) program to make children aware of the dangers posed by drug use. I made fighting drugs a top priority within the department and I will continue to do so in the United States Congress.
As you know, Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced legislation regarding marijuana use, H.R. 2835, on June 6, 2009. This legislation would limit the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Specifically, it would prohibit federal penalties for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for any not-for-profit transfer of marijuana. Possession of more than 100 grams of marijuana, or the transfer of more than 1 gram, would remain illegal. Shortly after its introduction, H.R. 2835 was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee. While I am not a member of either committee, be assured I will keep your views in mind should this legislation come before the House for consideration.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your views with me. If you would like to learn more about my positions on issues important to you or receive regular updates on developments in Congress, please visit my Online Office at www.ellsworth.house.gov and sign up for my e-Newsletter.
Sincerely,
Brad Ellsworth
Mr. Ellsworth,
As a lifelong resident of Evansville, IN, I helped elect you sheriff several times, but you will never get my vote for Congress or anything else until you drop this hypocritical and idiotic stance on marijuana. I know for a fact that our law enforcement officials have many more justifiable uses of their time and resources than punishing those who prefer to use a substance that has been proven safe for thousands of years. Not to mention our government’s self-destructive attitudes towards growing industrial hemp as a viable substitute for the environmentally catastrophic petroleum and lumber industries. You are really showing your ignorance with these propagandized statements, and I am personally offended that you would insult the collective intelligence of your constituents by promoting such a self-serving, ridiculous agenda. Though I don’t consider your personal views to be a negative reflection of your character as a man, I am however, compelled to question your fitness as a political figure. I will continue to advocate for the legalization of all forms of cannabis, calling for the prompt removal of any politicians who refuse to represent the voters who elected them. The truth is coming out, and every day thousands more will learn of the lies perpetuated by our government for decades. Better that you admit you are wrong now, than wait for thousands of Indiana residents to make this abundantly clear on your behalf. There is no shame in realizing your own error in judgment after weighing the scientific and anecdotal evidence available. But to continue with a failed drug control policy despite the mountains of credible research proving its ineffectiveness and undeniable contribution to the majority of our crime, well Brad, that’s just unforgivable. I pray for the sake of our nation that you and others like you are never again allowed to speak for us. I am sorry, but you fail!
Respectfully,
Gina Perry, former Democrat
Ah yes, another “Democratic” idiot empowered to pass legislation affecting millions of constituents who vehemently disagree with his outdated and completely debunked bullshit.
Vote him out.
-Lumps marijuana with other drugs to pretend to prove a point
-Boasts about implementing a useless program
figures, they STILL think that drugs are the problem and not the individuals who use them…
great example of the “Sheeple” syndrome.
It sounds like this fool might actually believe his own bullshit. He obviously lacks the intellectual capacity to think for himself.