,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cecd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,ms4 
,del,bene 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1
 ,mr4 ,cohen1 and ,mr4 ,smith of        
,washington7 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 make the ,controlled     
,substances ,act inapplicable with      
respect to marihuana in ,states that    
have legalized marijuana and have in    
effect a statewide regulatory regime to 
protect certain ,federal interests1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,state   
,marihuana ,and ,regulatory ,tolerance  
,enforcement ,act4  #b4 ,inapplicability
 of ,controlled ,substances ,act to     

marihuana in certain ,states  7a7 ,in   
general ,part ,e of the ,controlled     
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hga et 
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #eba4 ,inapplicability  
to marihuana in certain ,states  7a7 ,in
 general ,for the period described in   
subsection 7b71 this title shall not    
apply with respect to the production1   
manufacture1 distribution1 prescribing1 
dispensing1 possession1 and use of      
marihuana in a ,state if each of the    
following conditions is met3  7#a7 ,the 
,state submits a request to the         
,attorney ,general certifying that the  
,state has legalized marihuana for      
recreational or medical use4  7#b7 ,the 
request includes a certification that   
the ,state has1 or will have1 in effect 
a statewide regulatory regime for       
marihuana that is sufficient to protect 
,federal interests1 including each of   
the following3  7,a7 ,preventing the    
distribution of marihuana to minors4    
7,b7 ,preventing revenue from the sale  

of marihuana from going to criminal     
enterprises1 gangs1 and cartels4  7,c7  
,preventing the diversion of marihuana  
from ,states where the manufacture1     
distribution1 dispensing1 and possession
 of marihuana is legal to other ,states4
  7,d7 ,preventing ,state-authorized    
marihuana activity from being used as a 
cover or pretext for the trafficking of 
other illegal drugs or other illegal    
activity4  7,e7 ,preventing violence and
 the use of firearms in the cultivation 
and distribution of marihuana4  7,f7    
,preventing drugged driving and the     
exacerbation of other adverse public    
health consequences associated with     
marihuana use4  7,g7 ,preventing the    
growing of marihuana on public lands and
 the attendant public safety and        
environmental dangers posed by marihuana
 production on public lands4  7,h7      
,preventing marihuana possession or use 
on ,federal property4  7,i7 ,preventing 
distribution of tainted marihuana4  7#c7
 ,the ,state agrees to study and report 

annually to the ,attorney ,general      
regarding outcomes of legalizing        
marihuana in the ,state on the          
following3  7,a7 ,youth marihuana use4  
7,b7 ,rates of driving while            
intoxicated4  7,c7 ,diversion to other  
,states4  7,d7 ,prevalence of           
drug-related organized crime activity4  
7b7 ,duration of period ,subject to     
subsection 7c71 the period described in 
this subsection is1 with respect to a   
,state-- 7#a7 the period of #c years    
beginning on the date of receipt by the 
,attorney ,general of a request under   
subsection 7a77#a72 and  7#b7 any       
subsequent1 consecutive #c-year period  
if1 by the beginning of such period1 the
 ,state submits a request under         
subsection 7a77#a7 for such period4  7c7
 ,delayed effective date ,the effective 
period of a request under subsection    
7a77#a7 shall commence not sooner than  
the effective date of the ,state's      
regulatory regime required by subsection
 7a77#b74  7d7 ,loss of waiver  7#a7 ,in

 general ,the ,attorney ,general may--  
7,a7 continually review the production1 
manufacture1 distribution1 prescribing1 
dispensing1 possession1 and use of      
marihuana in a ,state with a waiver in  
effect under subsection 7a72 and  7,b7  
after providing notice and an           
opportunity to correct under paragraph  
7#b71 revoke such waiver if the         
,attorney ,general finds1 with respect  
to such ,state1 that the conditions     
listed in subsection 7a7 are no longer  
met4  7#b7 ,notice2 opportunity ,to     
correct ,if the ,attorney ,general finds
 that the conditions listed in          
subsection 7a7 are no longer met1 the   
,attorney ,general shall give the ,state
 involved--  7,a7 notice of such        
finding2 and  7,b7 a period of not less 
than #ahj days to correct any failure to
 meet the conditions listed in          
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to prohibit the      
,federal ,government from providing     

assistance to a ,state 7under ,federal  
law other than this title7 in the       
implementation or enforcement of ,state 
law relating to the production1         
manufacture1 distribution1 prescribing1 
dispensing1 possession1 or use of       
marihuana4  7f7 ,definition ,in this    
section1 the term tainted means         
containing microbes1 pesticides1 or     
controlled substances other than        
marihuana4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of contents at the beginning 
of the ,comprehensive ,drug ,abuse      
,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigj  
7,public ,law #ia-eac7 is amended by    
inserting at the end of the items       
relating to part ,e of title ,,ii the   
following new item3  ,sec4 #eba4        
,inapplicability to marihuana in certain
 ,states4  4