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HR 2087 109th Congress House

States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act

Official title: To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.

Introduced: May 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.

Provides that the Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall not, in a state in which marijuana may legally be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use, prohibit or otherwise restrict: (1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a prescription or recommendation by a physician for medical use; (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation; and (4) an entity established by a state from producing and distributing marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 10, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 4, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 4, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 4, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 4, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 4, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2087: States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2087/
MLA
"H.R. 2087: States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2087/.
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H.R. 2087, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2087/.
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