H.R. 4815
Referred to CommitteeMarijuana Justice Act of 2018
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2/8/2018 • House
Summary
Marijuana Justice Act of 2018
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act:
- to remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I; and
- to eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.
It prohibits and reduces certain federal funds for a state without a statute legalizing marijuana, if the Bureau of Justice Assistance determines that such a state has a disproportionate arrest rate or disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses.
The bill directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession.
Finally, it establishes in the Treasury the Community Reinvestment Fund. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs.
Introduced in House • 1/17/2018
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January 17, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
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