3.0.0 1689 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z Senate S 2017-08-01 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-08-01T18:22:04Z Marijuana Justice Act of 2018 115 4815 HR 2018-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2017-08-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4669-4670) IntroReferral 2017-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-12-18 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-02-14 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-04-19 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-05-10 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-05-23 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-06-07 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Employment and training programs Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Housing and community development funding Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-02T14:54:50Z Marijuana Justice Act of 2017

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act:

  • to remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I; and
  • to eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.

It prohibits and reduces certain federal funds for a state without a statute legalizing marijuana, if the Bureau of Justice Assistance determines that such a state has a disproportionate arrest rate or disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses.

The bill directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession.

Finally, it establishes in the Treasury the Community Reinvestment Fund. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs.

]]> Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 Display Title Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1689is/xml/BILLS-115s1689is.xml 2017-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4669-4670) 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.