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HR 2306 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011

Introduced: June 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2011
Referred 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.
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to: (1) provide that such Act shall not apply to marihuana, except that it shall be unlawful to ship or transport from one state, territory, or district (jurisdiction) of the United States to another, or from a foreign country into such a U.S. jurisdiction, marihuana that is intended to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used in violation of any law of such jurisdiction; and (2) remove marihuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the list of Schedule I controlled substances.

Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to exclude marijuana from its prohibitions on the import, export, manufacture, possession with intent to distribute, or distribution of a controlled substance.

What's happening now August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 30, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Nov 14, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 14, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Sep 21, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 28, 2011
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jul 13, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 23, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Jun 23, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2306: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2306/
MLA
"H.R. 2306: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2306/.
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H.R. 2306, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2306/.
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