Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

Summary

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill does the following: establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses, requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health, authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession.

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Timeline

1. 20 May 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2971-2972)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 May 2019

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Sponsors

• Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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