[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1635 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1635

   To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and 
cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2015

 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
  Honda, Mr. Grayson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
McClintock, Mr. Jones, Mr. Barr, Mr. Dold, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
Cooper, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Hanna, and Mr. Van 
   Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, 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 amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and 
cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marihuana, 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 ``Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CANNABIDIOL AND CANNABIDIOL-RICH PLANTS FROM 
              DEFINITION OF MARIHUANA.

    (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802) is amended in paragraph (16)--
            (1) by striking ``(16) The'' and inserting ``(16)(A) The''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants--
                    ``(i) are excluded from the definition of marihuana 
                under subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(ii) shall not be treated as controlled 
                substances under this Act.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(57) The term `cannabidiol-rich plant' means the plant 
        Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing 
        or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of 
        not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
            ``(58) The term `cannabidiol' means the substance 
        cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol-rich plant.''.

SEC. 3. OTHER LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Non-Applicability of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--The 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) shall not 
apply to cannabidiol or cannabidiol-rich plants as those terms are 
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) 
as amended by this Act.
    (b) State Law.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit or otherwise 
restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution 
of marijuana in a State in which such activities are legal under State 
law.

SEC. 4. SUNSET PROVISION.

    The provisions of this Act, and the provisions inserted into the 
Controlled Substances Act by this Act, shall cease to apply on the date 
that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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