331 The States Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act
- Prevents federal officials from using asset forfeiture laws against property owners who allow conduct authorized by a state medical marijuana law to be conducted on their property - Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA); five co-sponsors - Assigned to House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce committees.
H.R. 714 The Legitimate Use of Medical Marihuana Act - Reschedules marijuana to Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act; exempts individuals and entities in compliance with state medical marijuana laws from the provisions of the CSA and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act if those individuals and entities are in a state in which marihuana may be prescribed; defines a prescription as being an instruction written by a medical physician in accordance with applicable State law that authorizes a patient to be issued with a medicine or treatment - Sponsored by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) - Assigned to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
H.R. 715 The Compassionate Access Act - Requires marijuana to be rescheduled within a year from the enactment date; excludes CBD from the Controlled Substances Act definition of marihuana; exempts individuals and entities in compliance with state medical marijuana laws from the provisions of the CSA and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act if those individuals and entities are in a state in which marihuana may be prescribed; defines a prescription as being an instruction written by a medical physician in accordance with applicable State law that authorizes a patient to be issued with a medicine or treatment; opens up avenues to researching potential benefits of marijuana use - Sponsored by Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); one republican co-sponsor - Assigned to House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce committees
Nancy Hargrave, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Inc., Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. State of Vermont, Vermont Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services, and Susan C. Besio, in Her Capacity as Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services, 340 F.3d 27, 2d Cir. (2003)
Alice Roberts v. Edward T. Austin, Individually and in His Official Capacity As State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, 632 F.2d 1202, 4th Cir. (1980)