Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5226
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2014-07-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Horticulture and plants

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol: (1) from the definition of &quot;marihuana,&quot; and (2) from treatment as a controlled substance under such Act. Defines: (1) &quot;therapeutic hemp&quot; to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; and (2) &quot;cannabidiol&quot; to mean the substance cannabidiol, as derived from therapeutic hemp.</p> <p>Exempts therapeutic hemp or cannabidiol from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.</p> <p>Declares that nothing in this Act shall restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution of marihuana in a state in which such activities are legal under state law.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5226 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2014 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Cohen , and Mr. Broun of Georgia ) 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 subsequently 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 therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charlotte’s Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014 . 2. Exclusion of therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from definition of marihuana (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) Therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol— (i) are excluded from the definition of marihuana under subparagraph (A); and (ii) shall not be treated as controlled substances under this Act. . (b) Definition 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 ‘therapeutic hemp’ 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 substance cannabidiol, as derived from therapeutic hemp. . 3. Other Limitations (a) Non-Applicability of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ) shall not apply to therapeutic hemp or cannabidiol 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, production, or distribution of marijuana in a State in which such activities are legal under State law.