Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2009 to May 4, 2010; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 4, 2010 |
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 Jun 11, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2009Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33211 | Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies Archived | Report | Apr 2, 2010 |
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
- Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced 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.
