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Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
Introduced: June 28, 2018
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741)
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
This bill removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substance Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.
Additionally, the bill does the following:
- establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses,
- requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health,
- authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and
- authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741)
Committees of jurisdiction
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