States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act
Latest action · May 13, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
Provides that the Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall not, in a state in which marijuana may legally be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use, prohibit or otherwise restrict: (1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a prescription or recommendation by a physician for medical use; (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation; and (4) an entity established by a state from producing and distributing marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2005 to Sep 28, 2005; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 4, 2005 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 28, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 4, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 4, 2005Introduced in House
- May 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31100 | Marijuana for Medical Purposes: The Supreme Court’s Decision in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative and Related Legal Issues Archived | Report | Jun 14, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.