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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2273 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and 

cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2017 

Mr. PERRY (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 

STEWART, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. O’ROURKE, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 

and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude 

cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Charlotte’s Web Med5 ical Access Act of 2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CANNABIDIOL AND CANNABIDIOL2 RICH PLANTS FROM DEFINITION OF MARI3 HUANA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Controlled 

5 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended in paragraph 

6 (16)— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘(16) The’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘(16)(A) The’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) Cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants— 

11 ‘‘(i) are excluded from the definition of 

12 marihuana under subparagraph (A); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) shall not be treated as controlled sub14 stances under this Act.’’. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Controlled 

16 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended, is further 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(57) The term ‘cannabidiol-rich plant’ means 

19 the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such 

20 plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 

21 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 

22 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. 

23 ‘‘(58) The term ‘cannabidiol’ means the sub24 stance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol25 rich plant.’’. 

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1 SEC. 3. OTHER LIMITATIONS. 

2 (a) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, 

3 AND COSMETIC ACT.—The Federal Food, Drug, and Cos4 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) shall not apply to 

5 cannabidiol or cannabidiol-rich plants as those terms are 

6 defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act 

7 (21 U.S.C. 802) as amended by this Act. 

8 (b) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this Act shall prohibit 

9 or otherwise restrict any activities related to the use, pro10 duction, or distribution of marijuana in a State in which 

11 such activities are legal under State law. 

12 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO SUS13 PICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS. 

14 It is the sense of the Congress that, after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, a transaction should not be 

16 treated as a suspicious transaction for purposes of section 

17 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, solely because 

18 such transaction involved cannabidiol or a cannabidiol-rich 

19 plant. 

20 SEC. 5. SUNSET PROVISION. 

21 The provisions of this Act, and the provisions inserted 

22 into the Controlled Substances Act by this Act, shall cease 

23 to apply on the date that is 3 years after the date of enact24 ment of this Act. 

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