To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.

Bill: 115-hr-2020
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Justice

Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to transfer marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical use; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule III controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has less potential for abuse than a schedule I or II substance; has a currently accepted medical use; and has low or moderate risk of dependence if abused.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Mr. Gaetz (for himself and Mr. Soto ) 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 provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.

1. Rescheduling of marijuana Notwithstanding section 201 and subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 811 , 812) respecting the scheduling of controlled substances, the Attorney General of the United States shall, by order not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, transfer marijuana (for purposes of this Act given the same meaning given the term marihuana in section 102 of such Act) from schedule I of such Act to schedule III of such Act.