116 HR 420 IH: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-01-09
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1.This Act may be cited as the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
. <enum>II</enum><header>Regulation</header> <subtitle id="H25B55C3F94CE4C29847B68CC8A9067B0"><enum>A</enum><header>Amendments To Decriminalize Marijuana at the Federal Level</header> <section id="HA4C0F264279F40CD97851BE0E2E42CC2"><enum>201.</enum><header>Decriminalization of marijuana</header> <subsection id="HF918802A247F4635B7BDA80C56AC2B6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal from schedule of controlled substances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">21 U.S.C. 801</external-xref> et seq.), the Attorney General shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules under section 202(c) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/812">21 U.S.C. 812(c)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B3781F048264DFFB294765099FD26B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment To remove legislative deadwood</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/812">21 U.S.C. 812</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H33BE43F3FAAA4042B930286711FDEDD0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cross reference to schedules of Controlled Substances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V shall consist of the drugs and other substances (by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated) that are set forth in the respective schedules in part 1308 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, as they may be amended from time to time, or in any successor regulation.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HA0BB83D030FB43F083BF1BCE07A011B0"><enum>202.</enum><header>Application of the Controlled Substances Act and Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to
marijuana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">21 U.S.C. 801</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H7AD2746D06524661A8D34D4336C29556"><enum>103.</enum><header>Application to marihuana</header>
<subsection id="HDF081F2824684569AF781B4C0062D9F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General nonapplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this section, this title and title III do not apply to marihuana.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H321CA0C5F0334C7DA97542C4882EDE5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception: prohibition on certain transportations and shipments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful to ship or transport marihuana from any place outside a State, territory, or district of the United States, or other place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, into that State, territory, or district of the United States, or place, when such marihuana is intended by any person interested therein to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used, in violation of any law of such State, territory, district, or place.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H57D08F34A1844B39A6A24ADAE81C728D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H4F93157BEC8A4FF2B2BC496D869B7B7E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Conforming and ancillary amendments</header>
<subsection id="HDD8088823C8143DC8CAA5973056FF366"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of definition of <quote>felony drug offense</quote></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102(44) of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">21 U.S.C. 802(44)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>marihuana,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H07333C6FBE9E43DC93638F75AA6BCF06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elimination of marijuana penalty provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/841">21 U.S.C. 841</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7C30C0D8D00F4D74B326DB8749751774"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 401—</text> <subparagraph id="HED04121F332F4C2D9EE71376CA8C8D81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b)(1)(A)(vii);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AB4F31BE0BF4A60BE5088150D85ED60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b)(1)(B)(vii);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EA8E42CF69B440599EF890EAEF1A097"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b)(1)(D); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24B98A16499E4212A0C43D9DC4DB9B2B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b)(4);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D103282B2BD4815A792057F142D8F67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 402(c)(2)(B), by striking <quote>marihuana,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62985764AC8E479594426328E093FDBB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 403(d)(1), by striking <quote>marihuana,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8032F4938E8C47F3A6C5A7656A2F662B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 418(a), by striking the last sentence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6275C836F85C4E5FB558CDB3434F434A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 419(a), by striking the last sentence;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H914C6651C2EB45B0B5F9861F38447F53"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 422(d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>marijuana,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9348AEFAA1C24930A2C8AF111D73049E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section 422(d)(5), by striking <quote>, such as a marihuana cigarette,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84F1D5D3495D40B187E697ECB1900A93"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Removal of prohibition on import and export</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/960">21 U.S.C. 960</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD726941F4ED447488669CCB84D8EB0AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) of subsection (b)(1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB1E47CA670C6491D8D7CDD0821360AEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) of subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA64A9A7EF2A49D18EEED2F8BD3BB135"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (b).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5D7B81F30B9340D4A721B214CB3F31D7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limiting the application of the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 to controlled substances other than marijuana</header><text>The National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0E952B73C9D41A6A8928DB47E1AC86A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 15002(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/559b">16 U.S.C. 559b(a)</external-xref>) by striking <quote>marijuana and other</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE2D1B91C905542D897D0E56731B3A533"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 15003(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/559c">16 U.S.C. 559c(2)</external-xref>) by striking <quote>marijuana and other</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6A2E98AFE564D3B90077D926F4CC8AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 15004(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/559d">16 U.S.C. 559d(2)</external-xref>) by striking <quote>marijuana and other</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H63F2A3CA6C4D45FC996A47639499B494"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interception of communications</header><text>Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1C6CCD8AFB9347FD89EC34EE7002E2CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (1)(e), by striking <quote>marihuana,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEE744F0B8E0C4E7DAA60136E5CDC8F97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (2) by striking <quote>marihuana,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H718EEB9BEEDD420C97324E921807AD21"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National youth anti-Drug media campaign</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 709 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/1708">21 U.S.C. 1708</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (j) (relating to prevention of marijuana use).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCDFB073F846945A5A14C96425DA0A8F5"><enum>B</enum><header>Federal Marijuana Licensing and Related Matters</header>
<section id="H903ADFD879034B7FA46399A92342B840"><enum>211.</enum><header>Federal marijuana administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/27/201">27 U.S.C. 201</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<title id="H6F08818D34864AA584F5E19DF97BC4EB"><enum>III</enum><header>Marijuana</header>
<section id="H383C76FE67BC4F3A9FF574ECE8B9F557"><enum>301.</enum><header>Unlawful businesses without marijuana permit</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBFC522523AEE4EB08D309BF9943054C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Import</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful, except pursuant to a permit issued under this title by the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in this title referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H86B407FA1DBD40BD8164FB08D588CB8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to engage in the business of importing marijuana into the United States; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H60891B42986F4A24B27CA237282CAD53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for any person so engaged to sell, offer or deliver for sale, contract to sell, or ship, in interstate or foreign commerce, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, marijuana so imported.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE14490F63A7F49A28386A6171038036B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manufacture and sale</header><text>It shall be unlawful, except pursuant to a permit issued under this title by the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="H00062B8C5F754E4FA16E4AE546988DBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to engage in the business of cultivating, producing, manufacturing, packaging, or warehousing marijuana; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5389D75DEE78454F82ECD502B484629A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for any person so engaged to sell, offer or deliver for sale, contract to sell, or ship, in interstate or foreign commerce, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, marijuana so cultivated, produced, manufactured, packaged, or warehoused.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD00B2EDED3E84FE3AD314961713952D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Resale</header><text>It shall be unlawful, except pursuant to a permit issued under this title by the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="H4092E4B2906D48B2ACB1E03C4A93DF72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to engage in the business of purchasing marijuana for resale at wholesale; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H240C92DF5B294C22B328CFB0BEB89533"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for any person so engaged to receive or to sell, offer or deliver for sale, contract to sell, or ship, in interstate or foreign commerce, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, marijuana so purchased.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA29C8797C72844D981DE40053A0A24CE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Remedies for violations</header>
<paragraph id="H04FCB22CCD4E46C2AA3A02570795AB21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criminal fine</header>
<subparagraph id="H40369F78DF49473F92BBC6AE53C52129"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Generally</header><text>Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DFAF911E4A148C4A435D6C80AC88103"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Settlement in compromise</header><text>The Secretary may decide not to refer a violation of this section to the Attorney General for prosecution but instead to collect a payment from the violator of no more than $500 for that violation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37B935EB93B04902983F4100A6D536C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil Action for relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may, in a civil action, obtain appropriate relief to prevent and restrain a violation of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H892A48111BEA45AE833A8557EAAB9E0A"><enum>302.</enum><header>Procedure for issuance of marijuana permits</header>
<subsection id="H42BCF14FE92D4DA2A17FF4743A39AE14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Who entitled to permit</header>
<paragraph id="H7BA6C8428CAB45F1BC0536AFBFA24CE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Generally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue a permit for operations requiring a permit under section 301 unless the Secretary finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25D19E66D3C34FB68EA8852755B0AD01"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant (or if the applicant is a corporation, any of its officers, directors, or principal stockholders) has been convicted of a disqualifying offense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04B06ABBAEC54DF4A47C80B7AD1FD234"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the applicant is, by reason of business experience, financial standing, or trade connections, not likely to commence operations within a reasonable period or to maintain such operations in conformity with Federal law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC76153508D844A419A561F1F45EE46CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the operations proposed to be conducted by the applicant are in violation of the law of the State in which they are to be conducted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5087B4152AC41A59297D6F8192F5DB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disqualifying offenses</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4A48A0BA8C924F66B7708A91BFFD921E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Generally</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) a disqualifying offense is an offense related to the production, consumption, or sale of marijuana that is—</text>
<clause id="HEB30296E2BC94103A1BDF892ADA6874D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a felony under Federal or State law, if the conviction occurred not later than 5 years before the date of the application; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H18A26E9061C84775B200E6F62D1F60E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a misdemeanor under Federal law, if the conviction occurred not later than 3 years before the date of the application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE558A46C6DF4C9789413BAC1D09356C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Excluded offenses</header><text>A disqualifying offense does not include a Federal or State offense based on conduct that—</text> <clause id="HAFD55CCF0C484E0A9F8501467D1CE390"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was legal under State law in the State when and where the conduct took place; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8F21BD54C544649802DDFB66A5B9343"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is, as of the date of the application, no longer an offense in that State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H814A6BAF577E4A95952F88A67E433A1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Refusal of permit; hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If upon examination of any application for a permit the Secretary has reason to believe that the applicant is not entitled to such permit, the Secretary shall so notify the applicant and, upon request by the applicant, afford the applicant due notice and opportunity for hearing on the application. If the Secretary, after affording such notice and opportunity for hearing, still finds that the applicant is not entitled to a permit hereunder, the Secretary shall by order deny the application stating the findings which are the basis for the order.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H811445E1EFC1419081DD4192A122BA63"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form of application</header>
<paragraph id="H9D4A51F3C67F4A51A01D275B89F9801E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Generally</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB088980D9E514FFF8F3ABAF09472777D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribe the manner and form of applications for permits under this title (including the facts to be set forth in the application);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA04328E1853B44519320415F031FC6A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prescribe the form of such permits; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5305DB7A85D1453B9D1945EC1B62B400"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specify in any permit the authority conferred by the permit and the conditions of that permit in accordance with this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27C6835B424441158924CA9265D2D140"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Separate types of applications and permits</header><text>To the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary for the efficient administration of this title, the Secretary may require separate applications and permits with respect to the various classes of marijuana, and with respect to the various classes of persons entitled to permits under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F7F77DC01AA42F1AF6B9D6828ADFAEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disclaimer</header><text>The issuance of a permit under this title does not deprive the United States of any remedy for a violation of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F7D7779DF5840AD80A84F8CD1D914FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A permit under this title shall be conditioned upon—</text> <paragraph id="HE46AC9BEFAE948B8B0728530E0DC8B6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compliance with all other Federal laws relating to production, sale and consumption of marijuana, as well as compliance with all State laws relating to said activities in the State in which the permit applicant resides and does business; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70BCCD783963491A86FECBDD75FD7343"><enum>(2)</enum><text>payment to the Secretary of a reasonable permit fee in an amount determined by the Secretary to be sufficient over time to offset the cost of implementing and overseeing all aspects of marijuana regulation by the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26C11AC9131B4014AE242114B253081D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Revocation, suspension, and annulment</header>
<paragraph id="H8038EFEEBBF64FFF8912BDF042A31754"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Generally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After due notice and opportunity for hearing, the Secretary may order a permit under this title—</text> <subparagraph id="HE65512EC0CFA47518C2883E372FD5FCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>revoked or suspended for such period as the Secretary deems appropriate, if the Secretary finds that the permittee has willfully violated any of the conditions of the permit, but for a first violation of the conditions the permit shall be subject to suspension only;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3591D8493E4481AA638E38E9701DAA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>revoked if the Secretary finds that the permittee has not engaged in the operations authorized by the permit for a period of more than 2 years; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90991E1F74554719A1F812B6FFA3A92A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>annulled if the Secretary finds that the permit was procured through fraud, or misrepresentation, or concealment of material fact.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H56EB91A1C27B4E5BAF317100AF29EE61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Order to state basis for order</header><text>The order shall state the findings which are the basis for the order.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3EB8388BEBE4CBB8893B64739020729"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Service of orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each order of the Secretary with respect to any denial of application, suspension, revocation, annulment, or other proceedings, shall be served—</text>
<paragraph id="HBDD681B829D3405D8BEF36216DF1C155"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in person by any officer or employee of the Secretary designated by him or any internal revenue or customs officer authorized by the Secretary for the purpose; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65747B01A194464CB4B36FB85C413631"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by mailing the order by registered mail, addressed to the applicant or respondent at his last known address in the records of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1EE2D4EF82A41CDB8DD8F946F69E418"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duration</header>
<paragraph id="H6291CC12AF2F4B95914D491B1EE094DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a permit issued under this title shall continue in effect until suspended, revoked, or annulled as provided in this title, or voluntarily surrendered.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2ACA740A957046FF9824582319978AFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If operations under a permit issued under this title are transferred, the permit automatically terminates 30 days after the date of that transfer, unless an application is made by the transferee before the end of that period for a permit under this title for those operations. If such an application is made, the outstanding permit shall continue in effect until such application is finally acted on by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE00C3364311B444098F552D247211EBD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition of transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section, the term <quote>transfer</quote> means any change of ownership or control, whether voluntary or by operation of law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD536FBAD0F54323AE5FA9717328CB36"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A permittee or applicant for a permit under this title may obtain judicial review under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, of the denial of the application of that applicant or, in the case of a permittee, the denial of an application by the transferee of that permittee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C81EF32A82D4414A5E1806B0A75ED57"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Statute of limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H2B499C5BFBF54807BD3F5573B08BE94C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No proceeding for the suspension or revocation of a permit for violation of any condition thereof relating to compliance with Federal law shall be instituted by the Secretary more than 18 months after conviction of the violation of Federal law, or, if no conviction has been had, more than 3 years after the violation occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD1266AD96784FD9A3D84DBA194454B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compromise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No permit shall be suspended or revoked for a violation of any such condition thereof if the alleged violation of Federal law has been compromised by any officer of the Government authorized to compromise such violation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8D2F036D481E44B48AA86303A24B4A93"><enum>303.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title—</text> <paragraph id="HAA68BE5571124DBCA224D4F2577DC01C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>marijuana</term> has the meaning given the term <quote>marihuana</quote> in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">21 U.S.C. 802</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76490B0A3E634CA18F6487CAF0D40CDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <quote>State</quote> includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph></section>.
212.Addition of marijuana to certain legal authorities relating to intoxicating liquors
(a)The Act of August 8, 1890 (commonly known as the Wilson Act or the Original Packages Act; 27 U.S.C. 121), is amended—
(1)by inserting , or marijuana,
after intoxicating liquors or liquids
; and (2)by striking such liquids or liquors
and inserting such liquids, liquors, or marijuana
.
(b)The Act of March 1, 1913 (commonly known as the Webb-Kenyon Act; 27 U.S.C. 122), is amended— (1)by inserting marijuana or any
after whatsoever, of any
; and
(2)by inserting marijuana or
after which said
. (c)Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000Section 2 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (27 U.S.C. 122a) is amended—
(1)in subsection (a)— (A)by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
(B)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3)the term marijuana has the meaning given the term marihuana
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802);; and
(2)in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting or marijuana
after intoxicating liquor
each place it appears. COther Amendments Relating to Federal Authority Regarding Marijuana 221.Food and Drug AdministrationThe Food and Drug Administration shall have the same authorities with respect to marijuana as the Administration has with respect to alcohol.
222.Transferring agency functions with regard to marijuana
(a)Transfer of jurisdiction from Drug Enforcement Administration to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and ExplosivesThe functions of the Attorney General, acting through the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration relating to marijuana enforcement, shall hereafter be administered by the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
(b)Redesignation of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives
(1)The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is hereby renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives
. (2)Any reference to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives.
(c)Redesignation of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau as Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax
and Trade Bureau
(1)The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is hereby renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau
. (2)Any reference to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau.
223.Unfair advertising practices
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of importing marijuana into the United States, or cultivating, producing, manufacturing, packaging, or warehousing marijuana, or purchasing marijuana for resale at wholesale, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, to publish or disseminate or cause to be published or disseminated by radio broadcast, or in any newspaper, periodical or other publication or by any sign or outdoor advertisement or any other printed or graphic matter, any advertisement of marijuana, if such advertisement is in, or is calculated to induce sales in, interstate or foreign commerce, or is disseminated by mail, unless such advertisement is in conformity with such regulations, to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate (referred to in this section as the Secretary), as will—
(1)prevent deception of the consumer with respect to the products advertised and as will prohibit, irrespective of falsity, such statements relating to manufacturing processes, analyses, guaranties, and scientific or irrelevant matters as the Secretary finds to be likely to mislead the consumer;
(2)provide the consumer with adequate information as to the identity and quality of the products advertised, the characteristics thereof, and the person responsible for the advertisement;
(3)prohibit statements that are disparaging of a competitor's products or are false, misleading, obscene, or indecent; and
(4)prevent statements inconsistent with any statement on the labeling of the products advertised. (b)Nonapplication to publishers and broadcastersThe prohibitions of this section and regulations thereunder shall not apply to the publisher of any newspaper, periodical, or other publication, or radio broadcaster, unless such publisher or radio broadcaster is engaged in the business of importing marijuana into the United States, or cultivating, producing, manufacturing, packaging, or warehousing marijuana, or purchasing marijuana for resale at wholesale, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate.
224.Comptroller General review of laws and regulationsThe Comptroller General shall conduct a review of Federal laws, regulations, and policies to determine if any changes in them are desirable in the light of the purposes and provisions of this Act. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall make to Congress and the relevant agencies such recommendations relating to the results of that review as the Comptroller General deems appropriate.