S 3077
114th Congress
Senate
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MEDS Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016 or the MEDS Act
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to:
- 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 purposes of either research or the commercial production of certain approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana; and
- modify other requirements related to marijuana research and production.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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