CBD Oil Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4779
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2016-03-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>CBD Oil Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to bar the federal prosecution of an individual who produces, distributes, or uses CBD oil for medical research or medical purposes in compliance with state law.</p> <p>The term &quot;CBD oil&quot; means a marijuana extract that is composed of a nonpsychoactive proportion of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol under state law. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4779 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2016 Mr. Chaffetz (for himself, Mr. Labrador , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Clay , Mr. Sensenbrenner , and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 prevent Federal prosecutions for certain conduct, relating to CBD oil, that is lawful under State law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CBD Oil Act of 2016 . 2. Exemption from certain criminal penalties of conduct relating to CBD oil (a) In general Part D of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 424. Bar to prosecution of certain conduct, relating to CBD oil, that is lawful under State law (a) It is a bar to prosecution under this title that the conduct alleged to constitute the offense— (1) consists of or is incident to qualified activity relating to CBD oil; and (2) is lawful under State law in the place it occurs. (b) In this section the following definitions apply: (1) The term qualified activity relating to CBD oil means— (A) the production or distribution of CBD oil for medical research; or (B) the use of CBD oil for medical purposes. (2) The term CBD oil means a substance, not containing any other psychoactive substance, that is an extract from a cannabis plant composed of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in a proportion that is considered nonpsychoactive under applicable State law. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following new item: Sec. 424. Bar to prosecution of certain conduct, relating to CBD oil, that is lawful under State law. .