I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2306 
To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption 
of marihuana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2011 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. COHEN) 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 limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution 
and consumption 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 ‘‘Ending Federal Mari-
juana Prohibition Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 
ACT TO MARIHUANA. 
Part A of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 103. APPLICATION OF THIS ACT TO MARIHUANA. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION
ON
CERTAIN
SHIPPING
OR 
TRANSPORTATION.—This Act shall not apply to mari-
huana, except that it shall be unlawful only to ship or 
transport, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, 
marihuana, from one State, Territory, or District of the 
United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to 
the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, 
or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous 
to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any for-
eign country into any State, Territory, or District of the 
United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to 
the jurisdiction thereof, when such marihuana is intended, 
by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed, 
sold, or in any manner used, either in the original package 
or otherwise, in violation of any law of such State, Terri-
tory, or District of the United States, or place noncontig-
uous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof. 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly violates sub-
section (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 3. DEREGULATION OF MARIHUANA. 
(a) REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES.—Schedule I(c) of section 202(c) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘marihuana’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘tetrahydrocannabinols’’. 
(b) REMOVAL OF PROHIBITION ON IMPORT AND EX-
PORT.—Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import 
and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (G) of subsection 
(b)(1); 
(2) by striking subparagraph (G) of subsection 
(b)(2); and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (b). 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES ACT. 
(a) Section 102(44) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 802(44)) is amended by striking ‘‘marihuana’’. 
(b) Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 401— 
(A) by striking subsection (b)(1)(A)(vii); 
(B) by striking subsection (b)(1)(B)(vii); 
(C) by striking subsection (b)(1)(D); and 
(D) by striking subsection (b)(4). 
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