Barney was Present when Partner was Busted for Pot

US Representative Barney Frank confirmed last night that he was present when his domestic partner was arrested on marijuana charges two years ago in Maine. Frank, a Democrat who supports legalizing marijuana for medical use, said in a statement that he did not know that his partner, whom he had recently met, had marijuana plants and said he has never smoked marijuana. Police arrived at the home of James Ready in Ogunquit in August 2007 after finding marijuana plants in his backyard. Frank was on the front porch and said that he never saw them and that he would not have recognized them anyway. Ready later pleaded guilty to civil possession of marijuana.

Read more: (“Frank was There when Partner Arrested,” The Boston Globe, 11/07/2009)