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Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

Introduced: May 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

Marijuana is exempted from the CSA except as provided in this bill. The definition of "felony drug offense" does not include conduct related to marijuana. Marijuana is not included in the provisions setting forth penalties applicable to prohibited conduct under the CSA.

It shall be unlawful to ship or transport marijuana from any place outside a jurisdiction of the United States into such a jurisdiction in which its possession, use, or sale is prohibited.

The bill eliminates marijuana from regulation under various federal laws including the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, the federal Wiretap Act, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998. Further, it subjects marijuana to the provisions that apply to: (1) intoxicating liquors under the Original Packages Act, the Webb-Kenyon Act, and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; and (2) distilled spirits under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.

The Food and Drug Administration shall have the same authorities with respect to marijuana as it has for alcohol. Functions of the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration relating to marijuana enforcement shall be transferred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The ATF is renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 776 Related bill Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 16
D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Aug 7, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 27, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 16, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 10, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 8, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 5, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 5, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 12, 2017
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· May 24, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 24, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1841: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1841/
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"H.R. 1841: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1841/.
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H.R. 1841, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1841/.
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