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H.R. 5842 (110th)

Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 April 2008

Last action

17 April 2008 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. Provides that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict, in a state in which marijuana may, under state law, be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use: (1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining, possessing, transporting, manufacturing, or using marijuana in accordance with such a prescription or recommendation; (3) an individual authorized under state law to do so from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or manufacturing marijuana on an authorized patient's behalf; (4) a pharmacy or other entity authorized to do so from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana to such patients; or (5) an entity established by such a state or local government thereof to do so from producing, possessing, or distributing marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation.

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Timeline

  1. 17 April 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  2. 17 April 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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