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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1635 
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 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. GRAYSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. JONES, Mr. BARR, Mr. DOLD, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
WOODALL, Mr. HANNA, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 defini-
tion of marihuana, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Charlotte’s Web Med-
ical Access Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CANNABIDIOL AND CANNABIDIOL- 
RICH PLANTS FROM DEFINITION OF MARI-
HUANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended in paragraph 
(16)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(16) The’’ and inserting 
‘‘(16)(A) The’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants— 
‘‘(i) are excluded from the definition of 
marihuana under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be treated as controlled sub-
stances under this Act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(57) The term ‘cannabidiol-rich plant’ means 
the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such 
plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 
0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. 
‘‘(58) The term ‘cannabidiol’ means the sub-
stance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol- 
rich plant.’’. 
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SEC. 3. OTHER LIMITATIONS. 
(a) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, 
AND COSMETIC ACT.—The Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) shall not apply to 
cannabidiol or cannabidiol-rich plants as those terms are 
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 802) as amended by this Act. 
(b) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this Act shall prohibit 
or otherwise restrict any activities related to the use, pro-
duction, or distribution of marijuana in a State in which 
such activities are legal under State law. 
SEC. 4. SUNSET PROVISION. 
The provisions of this Act, and the provisions inserted 
into the Controlled Substances Act by this Act, shall cease 
to apply on the date that is 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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