3.0.0 1774 2023-01-11T13:27:43Z 2023-01-11T13:27:43Z House HR 2015-04-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIFFITH:H.R. 1774.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2210]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-15T17:32:48Z Referred to 2015-04-14T14:02:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-17T21:07:00Z Referred to 2015-04-14T14:02:35Z LUMMA 114 2373 HR 2015-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2015-05-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-04-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-04-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-04-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-04-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-04-15 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-06-24 False H001060 Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] Robert Hurt R VA 5 2016-03-23 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative treatments Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Intergovernmental relations Medical research Prescription drugs Research administration and funding State and local government operations Health 00 2015-04-14 Introduced in House 2015-10-22T22:07:45Z Compassionate Access Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a recommendation to transfer marijuana from schedule I to another controlled substances schedule. The DEA must consider the recommendation and issue a final rule to reclassify marijuana.

It permits, for reclassification purposes, consideration of scientifically sound research conducted in a state that allows medical marijuana and in accordance with state law, even if such research uses non-federally approved marijuana.

The legislation amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to:

  • exclude "cannabidiol" (CBD) from the definition of "marijuana" and remove it from coverage under the CSA;
  • limit the concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in CBD to 0.3% on a dry weight basis; and
  • deem marijuana grown or processed to make CBD, in accordance with state law, to comply with the THC concentration limit unless the DEA determines state law to be unreasonable.

No provision of the CSA or Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibits or restricts a physician from prescribing; a patient, caregiver, or guardian from obtaining, possessing, or transporting; an entity from producing, processing, manufacturing, or distributing; a pharmacy from dispensing; or a laboratory from testing medical marijuana or CBD in compliance with a state's medical marijuana law.

The bill requires the Attorney General to delegate responsibility for registering marijuana researchers to an executive branch agency that supports research on substances' medical value. Such agency must ensure adequate marijuana supply for medical research.


]]> Compassionate Access Act Display Title Compassionate Access Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the rescheduling of marihuana, the medical use of marihuana in accordance with State law, and the exclusion of cannabidiol from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Compassionate Access Act Introduced in House 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1774ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1774ih.xml 2015-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.