,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mrs4  
,fe9/e9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 
,leahy1 & ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
to make a det]m9ation z to :e!r         
cannabidiol %\ld be a controll$ sub/ance
 & li/$ 9 a s*$ule "u ! ,controll$      
,sub/ances ,act & to exp& rese>* on !   
pot5tial m$ical b5efits ( cannabidiol & 
o!r m>ijuana compon5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cannabidiol 
,rese>* ,expansion ,act4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
au?oriz$ m$ical rese>* means m$ical     
rese>* t is--  7,a7 inve/igational use  
rese>* conduct$ 9 accordance ) section  
#eje7;i7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &     
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7;i77 
or o!rwise p]mitt$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to det]m9e !   
pot5tial m$ical b5efits ( m>ihuana or   

cannabidiol z a drug2  7,b7 conduct$ 9 a
 ,/ate t all[s ! manufactur+1           
di/ribution1 disp5s+1 or possession (1  
or rese>* ) respect to1 m>ihuana or     
cannabidiol "u ! laws ( ! ,/ate2 &  7,c7
 conduct$ by a cov]$ in/itution ( high] 
education or regi/]$ manufactur] t is   
appropriately regi/]$ "u ! ,controll$   
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et  
seq472  7#b7 ! t]m cannabidiol means !  
nonpsy*oactive sub/ance1 cannabidiol1 z 
d]iv$ f m>ihuana or ! syn!tic =mulation2
  7#c7 ! t]ms controll$ sub/ance1       
disp5se1 di/ribute1 m>ihuana1 &         
manufacture h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9  
section #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb72  7#d7 ! t]m  
cov]$ in/itution ( high] education means
 an in/itution ( high] education 7z     
def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja77 t--  7,a7 7i7 has highe/ or     
high] rese>* activity1 z def9$ by !     
,c>negie ,classification ( ,in/itutions 
( ,high] ,education2 or  7ii7 is an     

accr$it$ m$ical s*ool or an accr$it$    
s*ool ( o/eopa?ic m$ic9e2 &  7,b7 is    
appropriately regi/]$ "u ! ,controll$   
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et  
seq472  7#e7 ! t]m drug has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #bja7;g77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food ,drug & ,cosmetics ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cba7;g77#a772  7#f7 ! t]m    
regi/]$ manufactur] means an individual 
or entity :o is appropriately regi/]$ to
 manufacture controll$ sub/ances "u !   
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq471 includ+ an     
individual or entity appropriately      
regi/]$ to manufacture controll$        
sub/ances z "p ( rese>*2 &  7#g7 ! t]m  
,/ate means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & any t]ritory 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,proce$+s =     
control ( cannabidiol  7a7 ,sci5tific & 
m$ical evaluations  ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,attorney ,g5]al & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices %all ea* complete !   
sci5tific & m$ical evaluation describ$ 9

 section #bja7;b7 ( ! ,controll$        
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;b77
 z to cannabidiol1 :i* %all take into   
consid]ation ! factors describ$ 9       
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#h7 ( subsection  
7c7 ( section #bja ( t ,act 7#ba        
,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;c774  7b7 ,proce$+s ,to 
control cannabidiol ,aft] tak+ into     
consid]ation ! evaluation describ$ 9    
subsection 7a71 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al   
det]m9es t ! evaluations1               
recomm5dations1 & all o!r relevant data 
w>rant control ( cannabidiol1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all initiate proce$+s 
= control "u section #bja7;a7 ( !       
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;a774  #d4 ,rese>*       
protocols ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all am5d 
section #acja4ah ( title #ba1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 by /rik+    
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7c7 ,9 ! ev5t t ! regi/rant desires to
 increase ! quantity ( a controll$      
sub/ance us$ = an approv$ rese>*        

project1 he_/%e %all submit a reque/ to 
! ,regi/ration ,unit1 ,drug ,en=cem5t   
,adm9i/ration1 by regi/]$ mail1 return  
receipt reque/$4 ,see ! ,table ( ,,dea  
,mail+ ,addresses 9  #acba4ja ( ?is     
*apt] = ! curr5t mail+ address4 ,!      
reque/ %all conta9 ! foll[+ in=mation3  
,,dea regi/ration numb]2 "n ( !         
controll$ sub/ance or sub/ances & !     
quantity ( ea* au?oriz$ 9 ! approv$     
protocol2 & ! additional quantity ( ea* 
desir$4 ,^u return ( ! receipt1 !       
regi/rant %all be au?oriz$ to pur*ase & 
use ! additional quantity ( ! controll$ 
sub/ance or sub/ances specifi$ 9 !      
reque/4  7d7 ,9 ! ev5t ! regi/rant      
desires to conduct rese>* beyond !      
v>iations provid$ 9 ! regi/rant's       
approv$ protocol 7exclud+ any increase 9
 ! quantity ( ! controll$ sub/ance      
reque/$ = 8_/h] rese>* project z outl9$ 
9 subsection 7c7 ( ?is section71 he_/%e 
%all submit ?ree copies by regi/]$ mail1
 ) a return receipt reque/$1 ( a        
supplem5tal protocol 9 accordance )     

subsection 7a7 ( ?is section describ+ ! 
new rese>* & omitt+ in=mation 9 !       
supplem5tal protocol :i* has be5 /at$ 9 
! orig9al protocol4 ,unless explicitly  
d5i$1 supplem5tal protocols %all be     
consid]$ approv$ #cj days aft] ! date on
 :i* ! return receipt is return$4  4    
#e4 ,m$ical rese>* on cannabidiol  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any provision ( !     
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq471 ! ,safe &      
,drug-,free ,s*ools & ,communities ,act 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 *apt] #ha
 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or   
any o!r ,f$]al law1 a cov]$ in/itution (
 high] education or a regi/]$           
manufactur] may manufacture1 di/ribute1 
disp5se1 or possess m>ihuana or         
cannabidiol if ! m>ihuana or cannabidiol
 is manufactur$1 di/ribut$1 disp5s$1 or 
possess$1 respectively1 = purposes (    
au?oriz$ m$ical rese>*4  7b7            
,regi/ration = rese>* involv+           
cannabidiol  7#a7 ,initial p]iod ,dur+ !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act & end+ on ! date on :i* !         
,attorney ,g5]al makes a det]m9ation    
reg>d+ control ( cannabidiol1 an        
individual or entity engag$ 9 au?oriz$  
m$ical rese>* may di/ribute1 disp5se1 or
 possess cannabidiol = purposes ( !     
au?oriz$ m$ical rese>* if ! individual  
or entity is regi/]$ "u ! ,controll$    
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et  
seq47 to engage 9 su* activity ) a      
controll$ sub/ance 9 s*$ule ,,ii 9      
section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,controll$         
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4          
#hab7;c774  7#b7 ,completion ( ongo+    
rese>* ,if1 z a result ( ! det]m9ation &
 proce$+s describ$ 9 section #c1        
cannabidiol is a controll$ sub/ance 9   
s*$ule ,i 9 section #bjb7;c7 ( !        
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c771 an individual or   
entity engag$ 9 au?oriz$ m$ical rese>*  
may cont9ue to di/ribute1 disp5se1 or   
possess cannabidiol = purposes (        
complet+ ! au?oriz$ m$ical rese>* if !  
individual or entity--  7,a7 0 engag$ 9 

! au?oriz$ m$ical rese>* 9 accordance ) 
p>agraph 7#a7 on or be=e ! date on :i* !
 proce$+s are complet$2 &  7,b7 is      
regi/]$ "u ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 to engage 9
 su* activity ) a controll$ sub/ance 9  
s*$ule ,,ii 9 section #bjb7;c7 ( !      
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c774  7c7 ,timely       
process+ ( regi/ration applications     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! ,attorney ,g5]al receives an          
application = regi/ration "u !          
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 to manufacture1 
di/ribute1 disp5se1 or possess controll$
 sub/ances1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all--   
7,a7 grant or d5y ! application2 or     
7,b7 reque/ supplem5tal in=mation4  7#b7
 ,additional in=mation ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! ,attorney ,g5]al receives   
supplem5tal in=mation z describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 9 connection ) an    
application describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all grant or d5y !    

application4  7d7 ,in=mation reg>d+     
d5ials ,if an application describ$ 9    
subsection 7c77#a7 is d5i$1 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al %all provide a writt5 explanation
 ( ! basis ( d5ial to ! applicant4  #f4 
,importation ( cannabidiol = rese>*     
purposes ,! ,controll$ ,sub/ances       
,import & ,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4   
#iea et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section 
#ajjb7;a7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ieb7;a77--    
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c71 by     
ins]t+ & aft] uses12 &  7,c7 ins]t+ be=e
 ! undesignat$ matt] foll[+ p>agraph    
7#b77;,c7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 su* am\nts (  
m>ihuana or cannabidiol z approv$ =     
au?oriz$ m$ical rese>* 7z su* t]ms are  
def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,cannabidiol     
,rese>* ,expansion ,act74  2 &  7#b7 9  
section #ajjg 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ieg71 by  
am5d+ subsection 7a7 to read z foll[s3  
7a7 7#a7 ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 no p]son may--  7,a7 import into !
 cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f any
 place outside !re( 7b )9 ! ,unit$      

,/ates71 or import into ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
f any place outside !re(1 any controll$ 
sub/ance or li/ ,i *emical1 or  7,b7    
export f ! ,unit$ ,/ates any controll$  
sub/ance or li/ ,i *emical1  unless !re 
is 9 effect ) respect to su* p]son a    
regi/ration issu$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
"u section #ajjh1 or unless su* p]son is
 exempt f regi/ration "u subsection 7b74
  7#b7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to ! 
import or export ( m>ihuana or          
cannabidiol t has be5 approv$ = au?oriz$
 m$ical rese>* au?oriz$ "u section #e ( 
! ,cannabidiol ,rese>* ,expansion ,act4 
4  #g4 ,safe h>bor  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m adult means an 
individual :o is n less ?an #ah ye>s (  
age2  7#b7 ! t]m *ild means an          
individual :o is n m ?an #ag ye>s ( age2
  7#c7 ! t]m intractable epilepsy means 
an epileptic seizure disord] = :i* /&>d 
m$ical treatm5t--  7,a7 does n prev5t or
 significantly ameliorate recurr+1      
uncontrollable seizures2 or  7,b7       
results 9 h>mful side effects2 &  7#d7 !

 t]m neurologi/ means an allopa?ic or   
o/eopa?ic physician bo>d-c]tifi$ 9      
neurology 9 good /&+ & lic5s$ 9 ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! physician practices neurology4  
7b7 ,safe h>bor ,not)/&+ ! ,controll$   
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et  
seq471 ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,import &
 ,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #iea et    
seq471 or any o!r ,f$]al law1 x %all n  
be unlawful =--  7#a7 a legal gu>dian to
 possess or transport cannabidiol or any
 o!r nonpsy*oactive compon5t ( m>ihuana 
= purposes ( disp5s+ ! cannabidiol or   
o!r nonpsy*oactive compon5t to a *ild ( 
! legal gu>dian if--  7,a7 ! *ild has   
be5 treat$ by a neurologi/ = intractable
 epilepsy = n less ?an #f mon?s2  7,b7 !
 *ild's neurologi/ c]tifies t o!r       
treatm5t options h be5 ineffective2     
7,c7 ! *ild's neurologi/ c]tifies t !   
b5efits ( us+ ! cannabidiol or o!r      
nonpsy*oactive compon5t ( m>ihuana      
reasonably outweigh ! pot5tial risks = !
 *ild2 &  7,d7 ! legal gu>dian provides 
docum5tation = ! requirem5ts "u         

subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c72  7#b7  
an adult to possess or transport        
cannabidiol or any o!r nonpsy*oactive   
compon5t ( m>ihuana if--  7,a7 ! adult  
has be5 treat$ by a neurologi/ =        
intractable epilepsy = n less ?an #f    
mon?s2  7,b7 ! adult's neurologi/       
c]tifies t o!r treatm5t options h be5   
ineffective2  7,c7 ! adult's neurologi/ 
c]tifies t ! b5efits ( us+ ! cannabidiol
 or o!r nonpsy*oactive compon5t (       
m>ihuana reasonably outweigh ! pot5tial 
risks = ! adult2 &  7,d7 ! adult        
provides docum5tation = ! requirem5ts "u
 subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c72 or    
7#c7 a physician :o is lic5s$ "u ,/ate  
law to discuss ! pot5tial h>ms & b5efits
 ( cannabidiol or any o!r nonpsy*oactive
 compon5t ( m>ihuana z a treatm5t ) a   
pati5t ( ! physician1 or ! legal gu>dian
 ( ! pati5t if ! pati5t is a *ild4  7c7 
,sunset ,?is section %all cease to h =ce
 or effect on ! date t is #d ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4