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Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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.
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Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.

Provides that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict, in a state in which marijuana may, under state law, be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use: (1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining, possessing, transporting, manufacturing, or using marijuana in accordance with such a prescription or recommendation; (3) an individual authorized under state law to do so from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or manufacturing marijuana on an authorized patient's behalf; (4) a pharmacy or other entity authorized to do so from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana to such patients; or (5) an entity established by such a state or local government thereof to do so from producing, possessing, or distributing marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation.

What's happening now April 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5842: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5842/
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"H.R. 5842: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5842/.
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H.R. 5842, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5842/.
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