,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #e1         
#bjag,ms4 ,lee 7for herself and ,mr4    
,blumenauer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,controlled    
,substances ,act so as to exempt real   
property from civil forfeiture due to   
medical marijuana-related conduct that  
is authorized by ,state law4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,states' ,medical ,marijuana ,property  
,rights ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress makes the following findings3
  7#a7 ,twenty-eight ,states1 the       
,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1  
and ,guam have1 through ballot measure  

or legislative action1 approved the     
comprehensive use of marijuana for      
medical purposes when recommended by a  
physician4  7#b7 ,an additional #ag     
,states have approved the use of low    
,,thc1 high cannabidiol 7,,cbd7 products
 for medical reasons in some situations4
  7#c7 ,marijuana has long-established  
medical uses as an effective treatment  
for conditions that include             
,,hiv_/,,aids1 multiple sclerosis1      
arthritis1 gastro-intestinal disorders1 
chronic pain1 and others as well4  #c4  
,civil forfeiture exemption for         
marijuana facilities authorized by      
,state law ,paragraph 7#g7 of section   
#eaa7;a7 of the ,controlled ,substances 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hha7;a77#g77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7#g7 ,all and
 inserting 7#g77;,a7 ,except as provided
 in subparagraph 7,b71 all2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,b7 
,no real property1 including any right1 
title1 and interest in the whole of any 
lot or tract of land and any            

appurtenances or improvements1 shall be 
subject to forfeiture under subparagraph
 7,a7 due to medical marijuana-related  
conduct that is authorized by ,state    
law4  4