Congress 116 - HR 127 - CARERS Act of 2019

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative treatments Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health information and medical records Health personnel Licensing and registrations Medical research Research administration and funding State and local government operations Veterans' medical care

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Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 or the CARERS Act of 2019

This bill removes restrictions on, and creates new protections for, conduct and activities related to medical marijuana that are authorized by state law.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for producing, possessing, distributing, dispensing, administering, testing, recommending, or delivering medical marijuana in compliance with state law;
establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; and
authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to make recommendations to veterans regarding participation in state marijuana programs.

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Feb 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 3, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Jan 3, 2019

Introduced in House

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