,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ddih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,griffi? ( ,virg9ia introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide = ! legitimate use ( m$ic9al    
m>ijuana 9 accordance ) ! laws ( ! v>i\s
 ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,legitimate ,use ( ,m$ic9al 
,m>ijuana ,act or ! ,,lumma4  #b4       
,s*$ul+ ( m>ijuana2 prescriptions  7a7  
,s*$ule ,m>ijuana is mov$ f s*$ule ,i ( 
! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to s*$ule  
,,ii ( su* ,act4  7b7 ,prescription     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 a ,/ate 9 :i* m>ijuana 
may be prescrib$ by a physician = m$ical
 use "u applicable ,/ate law1 no        
provision ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 or ( !    
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 %all       
prohibit or o!rwise re/rict--  7,a7 !   
prescription ( m>ijuana by a physician =
 m$ical use2  7,b7 an individual :o is  

an au?oriz$ pati5t f obta9+1 possess+1  
transport+ )9 ! individual's ,/ate1 or  
us+ m>ijuana = t individual's m$ical    
use2  7,c7 an individual au?oriz$ "u    
,/ate law to obta91 possess1 transport  
)9 _! ,/ate1 or manufacture m>ijuana1 f 
obta9+1 possess+1 transport+ )9 t ,/ate1
 or manufactur+ m>ijuana pursuant to t  
au?orization2 or  7,d7 a ph>macy or o!r 
entity au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law to         
di/ribute m$ical m>ijuana to an au?oriz$
 pati5t1 f obta9+ or possess+ m>ijuana =
 t purpose1 or f di/ribut+ m>ijuana to  
an au?oriz$ pati5t = m$ical use4  7#b7  
,production ,no provision ( ! ,controll$
 ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq47 or ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &     
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et   
seq47 %all prohibit or o!rwise re/rict  
an entity au?oriz$ by a ,/ate1 9 :i*    
m>ijuana may be prescrib$ by a physician
 = m$ical use1 = ! purpose ( produc+    
m>ijuana = prescription by a physician =
 m$ical use1 f produc+1 process+1 or    
di/ribut+ m>ijuana = su* purpose4  #c4  

,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m   
au?oriz$ pati5t means an individual us+ 
m>ijuana 9 accordance ) a prescription (
 m>ijuana by a physician = m$ical use2  
7#b7 ! t]m physician means a practition]
 ( m$ic9e1 :o--  7,a7 graduat$ f a      
college ( m$ic9e or o/eopa?y2 &  7,b7 is
 lic5s$ by ! appropriate ,/ate bo>d2    
7#c7 ! t]m prescription means an        
in/ruction writt5 by a m$ical physician 
9 accordance ) applicable ,/ate law t   
au?orizes a pati5t to be issu$ ) a      
m$ic9e or treatm5t2 &  7#d7 ! t]m ,/ate 
includes ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,pu]to 
,rico1 & any o!r t]ritory or possession 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,relation ( ,act
 to c]ta9 prohibitions relat+ to smok+  
,?is ,act does n affect any ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 or local law regulat+ or         
prohibit+ smok+ 9 public4