Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-2237
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2015-11-04
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the list of Schedule I (highabuse potential, no accepted medical use, and severe safety concerns)controlled substances.However, the bill prohibits shipping or transporting marijuana interstate or from any foreign country into a U.S. jurisdiction in which its possession, use, or sale is prohibited.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate marijuana as a controlled substance under such Act.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2237 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 4, 2015 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marihuana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2015 . 2. Application of the Controlled Substances Act to marihuana (a) In general Part A of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 103. Application of this Act to marihuana (a) Prohibition on certain shipping or transportation This Act shall not apply to marihuana, 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 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, territory, or district of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof. (b) Penalty Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. . (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. . 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 export Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import 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 (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. 4. Conforming amendments to Controlled Substances 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 (II) by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (vii); (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) and inserting subparagraphs (A) and (B) ; (iv) by striking subparagraph (D); (v) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); and (vi) in subparagraph (D)(i), as redesignated, by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting subparagraph (C) ; (B) by striking paragraph (4); and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (3) in section 402(c)(2)(B) ( 21 U.S.C. 842(c)(2)(B) ), by striking , marihuana, ; (4) in section 403(d)(1) ( 21 U.S.C. 843(d)(1) ), by striking , marihuana, ; (5) in section 418(a) ( 21 U.S.C. 859(a) ), by striking the last sentence; (6) in section 419(a) ( 21 U.S.C. 860(a) ), by striking the last sentence; (7) in section 422(d) ( 21 U.S.C. 863(d) )— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking marijuana, ; and (B) in paragraph (5), by striking , such as a marihuana cigarette, ; and (8) in section 516(d) ( 21 U.S.C. 886(d) ), by striking section 401(b)(6) each place the term appears and inserting section 401(b)(5) .