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States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act

Introduced: April 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such Act.

Prohibits, in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use under applicable State law, any provision of the Controlled Substances Act from prohibiting or otherwise restricting: (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 of marijuana by a physician for medical use by such individual; or (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use under applicable State law.

Prohibits any provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act from prohibiting or restricting a State entity, in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed by a physician for medical use, from producing or distributing marijuana for the purpose of its distribution for prescription or recommendation by a physician.

What's happening now April 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 17, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 3, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 3, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 3, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1344: States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1344/
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"H.R. 1344: States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1344/.
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H.R. 1344, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1344/.
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