US Congress Senate Bill 1764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3-1)
Status: Introduced on September 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

CARERS Act of 2017 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States 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 a person who produces, possesses, distributes, dispenses, administers, tests, recommends, or delivers medical marijuana in compliance with state law. The bill also: excludes "cannabidiol" (CBD) from the definition of "marijuana"; limits the concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in CBD to 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; and deems marijuana grown or processed to make CBD, in accordance with state law, to comply with the THC concentration limit unless the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) determines state law to be unreasonable. The bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to terminate the Public Health Service's interdisciplinary review process that is used to evaluate applications for medical marijuana research. The DEA must license manufacturers and distributors of marijuana for medical research; HHS must register practitioners to conduct research; and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must authorize VA health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in their states' marijuana programs.

CARERS Act of 2017 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2017

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2920 (Same As) 2017-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1374 (Same As) 2017-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3556-3557)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1764/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1764/BILLS-115s1764is.pdf