3.0.0 3174 2023-01-11T13:42:06Z 2023-01-11T13:42:06Z Senate S 2018-06-28 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-28T20:45:48Z 2018-06-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741) IntroReferral 2018-06-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-06-28 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-06-28 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-06-28 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-06-28 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-06-28 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2018-06-28 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-06-28 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2018-07-23 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-08-20 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Forests, forestry, trees Government trust funds Law enforcement administration and funding Marketing and advertising Medical research Minority employment Research administration and funding Sales and excise taxes Small business Transportation safety and security Women in business Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-06-28 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-21T16:28:41Z 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.
]]> Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act Display Title Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to decriminalize marijuana, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act Introduced in Senate 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3174is/xml/BILLS-115s3174is.xml 2018-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741) 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.