3.0.0 1803 2023-01-11T13:38:35Z 2023-01-11T13:38:35Z Senate S 2017-09-13 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-13T16:38:11Z MEDS Act 115 4825 HR 2018-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2017-09-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5483-5484) IntroReferral 2017-09-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-09-13 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-09-13 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-09-13 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-09-13 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-10-02 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-11-13 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-04-25 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative treatments Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health personnel Licensing and registrations Medical research Research administration and funding Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-09-13 Introduced in Senate 2018-10-25T13:37:33Z

Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017 or the MEDS Act

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana.

Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.

]]> MEDS Act Display Title MEDS Act Short Titles as Introduced MEDS Act Short Titles as Introduced Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve medical research on marijuana. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1803is/xml/BILLS-115s1803is.xml 2017-09-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5483-5484) 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.