{"id":7256,"date":"2017-03-03T22:37:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T22:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com?p=2556180&amp;preview_id=2556180"},"modified":"2017-03-03T22:37:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T22:37:36","slug":"complete-guide-to-federal-marijuana-bills-congressional-cannabis-caucus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/complete-guide-to-federal-marijuana-bills-congressional-cannabis-caucus\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete guide to federal marijuana bills, Congressional Cannabis Caucus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/complete-guide-to-federal-marijuana-bills-congressional-cannabis-caucus\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"row\" id=\"sticky-outer\">\n<div class=\"large-11 small-12 columns\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-date\">Published: Mar 3, 2017, 12:13 pm \u2022 Updated: Mar 3, 2017, 5:26 pm<span class=\"single-comments-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/03\/03\/lists-federal-marijuana-laws-legislation-congressional-cannabis-caucus\/73878\/#disqus_thread\" class=\"commentsNameLink\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/author\/awallace\/\" rel=\"author\">Alicia Wallace<\/a><\/span><em>, The Cannabist Staff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There may be uncertainty in regards to cannabis on the federal stage, but some U.S. lawmakers are trying to keep the legislative gears churning. <\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan quartet of congressmen in February <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/02\/16\/cannabis-caucus-congressional-colleagues-legalized-states-join-forces\/73784\/\">launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus,<\/a> a group formed to develop a united front to further congressional action on cannabis. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a rundown of the cannabis bills before the 115th U.S. Congress, including medical measures and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/03\/02\/federal-marijuana-prohibition-states-rights-bill\/74718\/\">proposal to end federal marijuana prohibition<\/a>, plus a listing of the Cannabis Caucus members as announced or as they become publicly available. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep these lists updated as legislation is introduced and other federal lawmakers join the Cannabis Caucus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Deep dive: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/02\/06\/congress-marijuana-legislation-cannabis-caucus\/72897\/\">How Congress is getting serious about cannabis in 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Eye on Colorado: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/02\/27\/list-eye-2017-colorado-legislation-marijuana-hemp-bills\/73558\/\">See what\u2019s new in marijuana and hemp bills<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Federal marijuana bills<\/h2>\n<h3>States\u2019 Medical Marijuana Property Rights Act<\/h3>\n<p><strong>H.R. 331<br \/>Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California<\/strong><br \/>(Reintroduced legislation from 2015 \u2013 H.R. 262)<br \/>Summary: To amend the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by state law<br \/><em>Track the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/331\/all-actions\">House Bill 331<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>LUMMA (Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marihuana Act)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>H.R. 714<br \/>Sponsored by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia<\/strong><br \/>(Reintroduced legislation from 2015 \u2013 H.R. 2373)<br \/>Summary: To provide for the legitimate use of medicinal marihuana in accordance with the laws of the various states. <br \/><em>Track the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/714\/actions\">House Bill 714<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Compassionate Access Act<\/h3>\n<p><strong>H.R. 715<br \/>Sponsored by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia<\/strong><br \/>(Reintroduced legislation from 2015 \u2013 H.R. 1774)<br \/>Summary: To provide for the rescheduling of marihuana, the medical use of marihuana in accordance with state law, and the exclusion of cannabidiol from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.<br \/><em>Track the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/715\/actions\">House Bill 715<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>H.R. 975<br \/>Sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California<\/strong><br \/>Reintroduced legislation (2015 \u2013 HR. 1940)<br \/>Summary: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the act to marihuana, and for other purposes<br \/><em>Track the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/975\/actions\">House Bill 975<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>H.R. 1227<br \/>Sponsored by Rep. Thomas A. Garrett Jr., R-Virginia<\/strong><br \/>(Reintroduced legislation from 2015 \u2013 S 2237)<br \/>Summary: To limit the application of federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marihuana, and for other purposes. Calls for the deregulation of marijuana. Prohibits inter-state shipping of marijuana. <br \/><em>Track the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/1227\/actions\">House Bill 1227<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><strong>More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/03\/02\/federal-marijuana-prohibition-states-rights-bill\/74718\/\">Virginia Republican rep introduces bill to end federal marijuana prohibition<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Congressional Cannabis Caucus<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the bipartisan caucus say they plan to introduce a slew of legislation and resurrect bills from sessions\u2019 past:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenauer.house.gov\/\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer<\/a>, D-Oregon (founding member)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/perlmutter.house.gov\/\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter<\/a>, D-Colorado<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/polis.house.gov\/\">Rep. Jared Polis<\/a>, D-Colorado (founding member)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rohrabacher.house.gov\/\">Rep. Dana Rohrabacher<\/a>, R-California (founding member)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/donyoung.house.gov\/\">Rep. Don Young<\/a>, R-Alaska (founding member)<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta-author\">\n<div class=\"authorimage\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/author\/awallace\/\" rel=\"author\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/complete-guide-to-federal-marijuana-bills-congressional-cannabis-caucus.jpg\" class=\"authormug\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"author-desc\">Alicia Wallace joined The Cannabist in July 2016, covering national marijuana policy and business. She contributes to the Denver Post&#8217;s beer industry coverage. In her 13 years as a business news reporter, her coverage has spanned the economy, Sports&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .row --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lists: Cannabis bills before the 115th U.S. Congress, including medical measures and a proposal for federal marijuana legalization, plus Cannabis Caucus members <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6811,6813,77,5667,56,9,5019,1,3,61,1736],"tags":[6816,6818,2655,5673,2636,5022],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}