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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3483
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2013Mr. Polis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide exceptions from the firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable in relation to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Individual Liberties and States' Rights Act.
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Exceptions from firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable in relation to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law
(a)
Prohibitions applicable to felons and persons subject to a felony indictment
Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence—
(1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting , or; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(C) any offense pertaining to marijuana that occurs in a State if the conduct constituting the offense is lawful under the law of the State.
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(b)
Prohibitions applicable to unlawful users of, or persons addicted to, a controlled substance
(1)
Sale or other disposition
Section 922(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: Paragraph (3) of the 1st sentence of this subsection shall not apply with respect to a sale or other disposition to a person who is in a State if the controlled substance involved is marijuana, the possession of marijuana is lawful under the law of the State, and the person is a resident of the State..
(2)
Receipt, etc
Section 922(g) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: Paragraph (3) of the preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to conduct of a person in a State if the controlled substance involved is marijuana, the possession of marijuana is lawful under the law of the State, and the person is a resident of the State..
(c)
Marijuana defined
Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
(36) The term marijuana has the meaning given the term marihuana in section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act.
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