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Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016

Introduced: June 21, 2016 Introduced by: Harris, Andy Republican · Maryland See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 27, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 21, 2016
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 21, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to:

  • modify requirements regarding the production of marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program;
  • establish, with respect to marijuana research, a new federal registration process that is separate from the process for research involving other schedule I drugs;
  • establish a process for registering persons to manufacture or distribute marijuana for medical research purposes; and
  • modify other requirements related to marijuana research and production.
What's happening now June 27, 2016

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 21, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 21, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5549: Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5549/
MLA
"H.R. 5549: Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5549/.
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H.R. 5549, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5549/.
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