• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Small Business Committee• Agriculture Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
USA116th CongressHR-2843| House
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Small Business Committee• Agriculture Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
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