H.R.1227 - Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibi

H.R.1227 - Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017

Summary: H.R.1227 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)


There is one summary for H.R.1227. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

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Introduced in House (02/27/2017)

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that the Act's regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties do not apply to with respect to marijuana.

It removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.)

Additionally, it eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.

The bill does, however, make it a crime to knowingly ship or transport marijuana into a state where its receipt, possession, or sale is prohibited. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

more in link
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1227



All Actions H.R.1227 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)

03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary

03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce

02/27/2017 Referred to House Judiciary
Action By: House of Representatives

02/27/2017 Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Action By: House of Representatives

02/27/2017 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.
Action By: House of Representatives

02/27/2017 Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/...losed#tabs