S. 1552 · 116th Congress
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
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Heinrich7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances 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 · May 20, 2019
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
This bill decriminalizes marijuana.
Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances 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 (May 20, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2971-2972)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.