CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H2486 [17AP]

———eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 5843), H2486 [17AP]

Intrathecal pumps: address use (see S. 3568), S9415 [24SE] (see H.R. 7304), H10856 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 1211), S9188 [22SE]

Drugs: prohibit the sale of prescriptions for human growth hormone for illegitimate purposes (S. 877), S1345 [28FE]

Reports filed

Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1211), S7628 [29JY]