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105TH
CONGRESS |
H. R. 1782 |
To provide for the medical use of marijuana.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and
Ms. PELOSI) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the medical use of marijuana.
1 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- |
2 | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, |
3 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. |
4 | This Act may be cited as the "Medical Use of Mari- |
5 | juana Act". |
6 | SEC. 2. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. |
7 | (a) SCHEDULE.--Marijuana is moved from schedule |
8 | I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such |
9 | Act. |
10 | (b) PRESCRIPTION OR RECOMMENDATION.-- |
1 | (1) IN GENERAL.--No provision of the Con- |
2 | trolled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise re- |
3 | strict-- |
4 | (A) the prescription or recommendation of |
5 | marijuana by a physician for medical use, |
6 | (B) an individual from obtaining and using |
7 | marijuana from a prescription or recommenda- |
8 | tion of marijuana by a physician for medical |
9 | use by such individual, or |
10 | (C) a pharmacy from obtaining and hold- |
11 | ing marijuana for the prescription or rec |
12 | ommendation of marijuana by a physician for |
13 | medical use under applicable State law |
14 | in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or |
15 | recommended by a physician for medical use under |
16 | applicable State law. |
17 | (2) PRODUCTION.--No provision of the Con- |
18 | trolled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise re- |
19 | strict an entity established by a State, in which |
20 | marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a |
21 | physician for medical use, for the purpose of produc- |
22 | ing marijuana for prescription or recommendation |
23 | by a physician for medical use from producing and |
24 | distributing marijuana for such purpose. |
1 | SEC. 3. FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT. |
2 | (a) IN GENERAL.--No provision of the Federal Food, |
3 | Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise re- |
4 | strict-- |
5 | (1) the prescription or recommendation of mari- |
6 | juana by a physician for medical use, |
7 | (2) an individual from obtaining and using |
8 | marijuana from a prescription or recommendation of |
9 | marijuana by a physician for medical use by such in- |
10 | dividual, or |
11 | (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding |
12 | marijuana for the prescription or recommendation of |
13 | marijuana by a physician for medical use, |
14 | in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or rec- |
15 | ommended by a physician for medical use under applicable |
16 | State law. |
17 | (b) PRODUCTION.--No provision of the Federal |
18 | Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise |
19 | restrict an entity established by a State, in which mari- |
20 | juana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician |
21 | for medical use, for the purpose of producing marijuana |
22 | for prescription or recommendation by a physician for |
23 | medical use from producing and distributing marijuana |
24 | for such purpose. |
1 | SEC. 4. RESEARCH. |
2 | The National Institute of Drug Abuse shall make |
3 | marijuana available for the purposes of an investigational |
4 | new drug study under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, |
5 | Drug, and Cosmetic Act. |