Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

This bill would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and end federal criminal penalties for it, applying the change to past and pending cases. People in federal custody for marijuana offenses would be released and their convictions vacated, and pending charges would be dropped. Regulation of cannabis would move from the Drug Enforcement Administration to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury, and states could still set their own cannabis laws. The bill would make it a federal crime to move or possess 10 pounds or more of cannabis without state or federal authorization, and would fund cannabis research, youth prevention grants, and public education campaigns.

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Sponsors

• Cory A. Booker Democrat sponsor
• 17 cosponsors