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S. 3174 · 115th Congress

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

CSD SchumerSponsor
9 cosponsors · 8 D, 1 I
MBD Bennet TDD Duckworth TKD Kaine JMD Merkley BSI Sanders RWD Wyden EWD Warren MHD Heinrich TCD Carper

7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act This bill removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substance Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 28, 2018

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

This bill removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substance Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.

Additionally, the bill does the following:

  • establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses,
  • requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health,
  • authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and
  • authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

Latest action (Jun 28, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741)

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 28, 2018

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.