[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5843 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5843

  To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for 
                 personal use, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2008

 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Paul) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for 
                 personal use, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Act to Remove Federal Penalties for 
the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN MARIJUANA-RELATED PENALTIES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no penalty may be 
imposed under an Act of Congress for the possession of marijuana for 
personal use, or for the not-for-profit transfer between adults of 
marijuana for personal use. For the purposes of this section, 
possession of 100 grams or less of marijuana shall be presumed to be 
for personal use, as shall the not-for-profit transfer of one ounce or 
less of marijuana, except that the civil penalty provided in section 
405 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844a) may be imposed 
for the public use of marijuana if the amount of the penalty does not 
exceed $100.
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