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)
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child safety and welfareCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substancesForests, forestry, treesGovernment trust fundsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMarketing and advertisingMedical researchMinority employmentResearch administration and fundingSales and excise taxesSmall businessTransportation safety and securityWomen in business
A bill to decriminalize marijuana, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3174| Senate
| Updated: 6/28/2018
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.
Child safety and welfareCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substancesForests, forestry, treesGovernment trust fundsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMarketing and advertisingMedical researchMinority employmentResearch administration and fundingSales and excise taxesSmall businessTransportation safety and securityWomen in business