Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce [28g] of marijuana.

Among these is one he co-wrote with his wife Rosalynn and a children's book illustrated by his daughter Amy. The Soviet Union retaliated by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Stanly Godbold wrote

"Carter himself was not a segregationist in 1970.

embassy in Iran were released ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations observe elections and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. On January 20 1981 minutes after Carter's term in office ended the 52 U.