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H.R. 4825 (115th)

MEDS Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 January 2018

Last action

24 January 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sponsors

Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

5 December 2025

Summary

Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 or the MEDS Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.

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Timeline

  1. 18 January 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 January 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 January 2018

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 January 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 January 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Source: Committee

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