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Medical Use of Marijuana Act

Introduced: June 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 4, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 4, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Use of Marijuana Act - Moves marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.

Declares that, in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use, no provision of the Controlled Substances Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) shall restrict: (1) the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a prescription or recommendation by a physician for medical use by that individual; (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for that use; or (4) an entity established by a State from producing and distributing marijuana for that purpose.

Requires the National Institute of Drug Abuse to make marijuana available for an investigational new drug study under specified provisions of the FDCA.

What's happening now June 18, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 28, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 7, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 4, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1782: Medical Use of Marijuana Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1782/
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"H.R. 1782: Medical Use of Marijuana Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1782/.
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H.R. 1782, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1782/.
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