Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-03-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-02-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-02-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-02-27Introduced in House
- 2017-02-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-27 (00)
Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that the Act's regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties do not apply to with respect to marijuana.
It removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.)
Additionally, it eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.
The bill does, however, make it a crime to knowingly ship or transport marijuana into a state where its receipt, possession, or sale is prohibited. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Cosponsors (20)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Scott Taylor (R-VA)
- Jared Polis (D-CO)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Justin Amash (R-MI)
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA)
- Ruben Kihuen (D-NV)
Subjects
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
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