A bill to decriminalize marijuana, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressS-3174Senate
Updated: Jun 28, 2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741)
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