Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

Bill: 116-hr-420
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act 

 
This bill removes marijuana from the list of controlled substances and establishes requirements for the regulation of marijuana products. 
 
First, the bill directs the Department of Justice to remove marijuana from all schedules of controlled substances.
 
Next, it prohibits marijuana from being shipped or transported into any state or jurisdiction where it is illegal. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
 
 Additionally, the bill requires importers, manufacturers, and sellers of marijuana products to obtain a permit from the Department of the Treasury. Further, it prohibits these individuals from using deceptive practices to advertise marijuana products.
 
The bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration shall have the same authorities with respect to marijuana as it has for alcohol.
 
It also transfers jurisdiction related to marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF is renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives. Further, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House