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S 1333 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015

Introduced: May 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015

Amends the Controlled Substances Act 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 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis; (2) "cannabidiol" to mean the substance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol-rich plant; and (3) "tetrahydrocannabinol concentration" to mean the percent of the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content per dry weight of any part of the plant Cannabis sativa L. or per volume of weight of marihuana product, or the combined percent of the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the plant Cannabis sativa L., regardless of moisture content.

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

What's happening now May 13, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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