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HR 1635 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Horticulture and plants State and local government operations

Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015

Introduced: September 24, 2015 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania 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
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 2015
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.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015

Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants: (1) from the definition of "marihuana," and (2) from treatment as a controlled substance under such Act. Defines: (1) "cannabidiol-rich plant" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis; and (2) "cannabidiol" to mean the substance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol-rich plant.

Exempts cannabidiol or cannabidiol-rich plants from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution of marihuana in a state in which such activities are legal under state law.

Terminates this Act three years after its enactment.

What's happening now April 29, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 525 Related bill Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015
  • S 1333 Related bill Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 11 Republican 8
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 29, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 9, 2015
Ratcliffe, John
· Sep 24, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 16, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 29, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Jul 21, 2015
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 15, 2015
Graves, Garret
· Jul 7, 2015
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 10, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 9, 2015
Young, David
· Jun 9, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 20, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 14, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 16, 2015
Ryan, Paul
· Apr 13, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 25, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 25, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 25, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 25, 2015
Woodall, Rob
· Mar 25, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1635: Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1635/
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"H.R. 1635: Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1635/.
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H.R. 1635, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1635/.
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