(B) school construction; 
(C) behavioral health programs; 
(D) State alcohol and drug treatments 
funds; 
(E) basic health plans; 
(F) community residential centers; 
(G) youth drug use prevention; 
(H) jail diversion; 
(I) mental health treatment; and 
(J) job creation and placement. 
(7) A robust and properly regulated marijuana 
industry wherein States are allowed to operate mari-
juana programs free from Federal interference 
stands to benefit States’ public health, education, 
economic, and law enforcement and judicial sectors. 
SEC. 3. REPORT CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF STATE LE-
GALIZED MARIJUANA PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with the Department of 
Justice, the Department of Labor, and (to the greatest 
extent possible) with relevant State agencies responsible 
for health programs and activities in States that have le-
galized marijuana for medicinal or non-medicinal use, 
shall enter into a 10-year arrangement with the National 
Academy of Sciences— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS
(1) to complete a study, not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
to update such study on a biennial basis thereafter 
for the duration of the arrangement period, on the 
effects of State legalized marijuana programs on the 
economy, public health, criminal justice, and employ-
ment in the respective States; 
(2) upon the completion of the initial study pur-
suant to paragraph (1) and upon each update to the 
study, to prepare or update a report on the results 
of such study and submit such report to the Con-
gress; and 
(3) not later than 30 days after the date of sub-
mission of the initial report under paragraph (2), 
develop and publish best practices on data collection 
under subsection (e). 
(b) STUDY CONSIDERATIONS.—The study pursuant 
to subsection (a)(1) shall consider the effects of State le-
galized marijuana programs, including yearly rates and 
trends over the course of the study under such subsection, 
with respect to the following: 
(1) REVENUES AND STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
(A) The monetary amounts generated 
through revenues, taxes, and any other financial 
benefits. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS
(B) The purposes and relative amounts for 
which these funds were used. 
(C) The total impact on the State and its 
budget. 
(2) MEDICINAL USE OF MARIJUANA.— 
(A) The rates of medicinal use among dif-
ferent population groups, including children, the 
elderly, veterans, and individuals with disabil-
ities. 
(B) The purpose of such use. 
(C) Which medical conditions medical 
marijuana is most frequently purchased and 
used for. 
(3) SUBSTANCE USE.— 
(A) The rates of overdoses with opioids 
and other painkillers. 
(B) The rates of admission in health care 
facilities, emergency rooms, and volunteer treat-
ment facilities related to overdoses with opioids 
and other painkillers. 
(C) The rates of opioid-related and other 
painkiller-related crimes to one’s self and to the 
community. 
(D) The rates of opioid prescriptions and 
other pain killers. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS
(4) IMPACTS ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE.— 
(A) The rates of marijuana-related arrests 
for possession, cultivation, and distribution, and 
of these arrests, the percentages that involved a 
secondary charge unrelated to marijuana pos-
session, cultivation, or distribution, including— 
(i) the rates of such arrests on the 
Federal level, including the number of 
Federal prisoners so arrested, disaggregat-
ed by sex, age, race, and ethnicity of the 
prisoners; and 
(ii) the rates of such arrests on the 
State level, including the number of State 
prisoners so arrested, disaggregated by 
sex, age, race, and ethnicity. 
(B) The rates of arrests and citations on 
the Federal and State levels related to teenage 
use of marijuana. 
(C) The rates of arrests on the Federal 
and State levels for unlawful driving under the 
influence of a substance, and the rates of such 
arrests involving marijuana. 
(D) The rates of marijuana-related pros-
ecutions, court filings, and imprisonments. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS
(E) The total monetary amounts expended 
for marijuana-related enforcement, arrests, 
court filings and proceedings, and imprisonment 
before and after legalization, including Federal 
expenditures disaggregated according to wheth-
er the laws being enforced were Federal or 
State. 
(F) The total number and rate of defend-
ants in Federal criminal prosecutions asserting 
as a defense that their conduct was in compli-
ance with applicable State law legalizing mari-
juana usage, and the effects of such assertions. 
(5) EMPLOYMENT.— 
(A) The amount of jobs created in each 
State, differentiating between direct and indi-
rect employment. 
(B) The amount of jobs expected to be cre-
ated in the next 5 years, and in the next 10 
years, as a result of the State’s marijuana in-
dustry. 
(c) STUDY TIMEFRAME.—The study pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) shall consider the data collected and ana-
lyzed in connection with the items listed in subsection (b) 
in the respective States to the extent possible across the 
period— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS
(1) beginning 5 years before the effective date 
of legalization of marijuana in the State; and 
(2) ending on a date determined by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences to allow collection and 
analysis of the most recent data available. 
(d) REPORT CONTENTS.—Reports pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2) shall— 
(1) address both State programs that have le-
galized marijuana for medicinal use and those that 
have legalized marijuana for adult non-medicinal use 
and to the extent practicable distinguish between 
such programs and their effects; 
(2) include a national assessment of average 
trends across States with such programs in relation 
to the effects on economy, public health, criminal 
justice, and employment in the respective States, in-
cluding with respect to the items listed in subsection 
(b); and 
(3) describe— 
(A) any barriers that impeded the ability 
to complete or update aspects of the study re-
quired by subsection (a)(1) and how such bar-
riers can be overcome for purposes of future 
studies; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS
(B) any gaps in the data sought for the 
study required by subsection (a)(1) and how 
these gaps can be eliminated or otherwise ad-
dressed for purposes of future studies. 
(e) BEST PRACTICES FOR DATA COLLECTION BY 
STATES.—The best practices pursuant to subsection 
(a)(3) shall consist of best practices for the collection by 
States of the information described in the items listed in 
subsection (b), including such best practices for improv-
ing— 
(1) data collection; 
(2) analytical capacity; 
(3) research integrity; and 
(4) the comparability of data across States. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:15 Aug 03, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6495.IH
H6495
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS