'I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy,' Frank said. | AP Photos What pot brownie did to Rep. Frank

In explaining his position on marijuana legalization to CNN’s Erin Burnett, Barney Frank admitted this much: He once had a pot brownie.

Burnett on Wednesday night asked if Barney Frank regularly smokes pot after his passionate defense of marijuana legalization.


“No, I don’t,” said Frank. “I smoke a cigar or two a day. I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy.”

Frank’s summed up his position on marijuana thusly: “I think, frankly, it contributes to a good deal to the sense of unfairness among young people who are told they shouldn’t do this because it’s got all these negative effects, but then see older people engaging in all kinds of things that probably have greater impact on people. … One of the best things we can do to reduce state expenditures in a way that does not hurt the quality of life is to stop going after people who use marijuana.”

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