Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

H.R. 2843

BillFederalHouseIn Committee
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · June 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
May 20, 2019
Sponsor
Rep. Hakeem JeffriesD
Cosponsors (41)
41D 0R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
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.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.