I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2011 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Polis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act.

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Controlled Substances Act

(a)

Schedule

(1)Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, shall submit to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration a recommendation on the listing of marijuana within the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and shall recommend a listing other than Schedule I or Schedule II. (2)Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall, based upon the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences, issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the rescheduling of marijuana within the CSA, which shall include a recommendation to list marijuana as other than a Schedule I or Schedule II substance. (b)

Limitations on the application of the Controlled Substances Act

(1)

In general

No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which the medical use of marijuana is legal under State law— (A)the prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use by a medical professional or the certification by a medical professional that a patient has a condition for which marijuana may have therapeutic benefit; (B)an individual from obtaining, manufacturing, possessing, or transporting within their State marijuana for medical purposes, provided the activities are authorized under State law; or (C)a pharmacy or other entity authorized under local or State law to distribute medical marijuana to individuals authorized to possess medical marijuana under State law from obtaining, possessing or distributing marijuana to such individuals. (2)

Production

No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity authorized by a State or local government, in a State in which the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for such purposes.

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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(a)

In general

No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which the medical use of marijuana is legal under State law— (1)the prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use by a medical professional or the certification by a medical professional that a patient has a condition for which marijuana may have therapeutic benefit; (2)an individual from obtaining, manufacturing, possessing, or transporting within their State marijuana for medical purposes, provided the activities are authorized under State law; or (3)a pharmacy or other entity authorized under local or State law to distribute medical marijuana to individuals authorized to possess medical marijuana under State law from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana to such individuals. (b)

Production

No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity authorized by a State or local government, in a State in which the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for such purpose.

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Relation of Act to certain prohibitions relating to smoking

This Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public.