I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1227 
To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption 
of marihuana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2017 
Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Ms. GABBARD, and Mr. TAYLOR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation 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 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 
ACT TO MARIHUANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘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 foreign 
country into any State, territory, or district of the United 
States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the juris-
diction 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, territory, 
or district of the United States, or place noncontiguous 
to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof. 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly violates sub-
section (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control 
Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–513; 84 Stat. 1236) is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 103. Application of this Act to marihuana.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEREGULATION OF MARIHUANA. 
(a) REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES.—Subsection (c) of Schedule I of section 
202(c) of the Controlled 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(b) of the Controlled Substances Im-
port and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (G); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 
subparagraph (G); 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (G); and 
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(C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 
subparagraph (G); 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and 
(2)’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES ACT. 
The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(44) (21 U.S.C. 802(44)), by 
striking ‘‘marihuana,’’; 
(2) in section 401(b) (21 U.S.C. 841(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking (vii); and 
(III) 
by 
redesignating 
clause 
(viii) as clause (vii); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking clause (vii); and 
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