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In 2018, U.S. states proposed or are expected to propose cannabis reform legislation for medical marijuana and non-medical adult use. State-level legalization remains at odds with cannabis' status as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act at the Federal level, and the Cannabis policy of the Donald Trump administration appeared to become more hostile than that of the previous ...
The marijuana bill was added as an amendment to a House bill up for a vote on the Senate ... In 2018, the federal government removed hemp — defined as a derivative of cannabis with less than 0.3 ...
The proposed federal change may have little affect in 24 states that already legalized recreational marijuana for adults, or in an additional 14 states that allow medical marijuana.
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on...
As of April 2023, 38 states, 3 territories, and Washington, D.C. have legalized the use of medical marijuana. [7] At a congressional hearing in June 2014, the deputy director for Regulatory Programs at the FDA said the agency was conducting an analysis on whether marijuana should be downgraded, at the request of the DEA. [8]
[7] The act was passed with a 24–10 majority by the House Judiciary Committee following markup on November 20, 2019. [8] [9] Only two Republicans voted in favor. [5] This was the first time in history a congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition.
Senator Cory Booker at a rally in support of the Marijuana Justice Act in August 2017. The Marijuana Justice Act (S.1689) was a 2017 bill to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Cory Booker. [1] An identical bill, H.R.4815, was introduced in the House of Representatives. [2]
On Wednesday, the “Compassionate Care Act,” the very first bill filed in the N.C. Senate this session, was added to the House’s calendar for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30.