,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjag,mr4
 ,griffi? 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5au]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide = ! res*$ul+ ( m>ihuana1 !      
m$ical use ( m>ihuana 9 accordance )    
,/ate law1 & ! exclusion ( cannabidiol f
 ! def9ition ( m>ihuana1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,compassionate ,access     
,act4  #b4 ,availability ( m>ihuana =   
m$ical use  7a7 ,res*$ul+  7#a7         
,recomm5dation by ,,hhs ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1
 9 consultation ) ! ,in/itute ( ,m$ic9e 
( ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces1 %all 
submit to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,drug      

,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration a recomm5dation 
to transf] m>ihuana f s*$ule ,i "u      
section #bjb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7 to a s*$ule "u
 su* section #bjb o!r ?an s*$ule ,i4    
7#b7 ,f9al rule ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,drug ,en=cem5t        
,adm9i/ration %all1 tak+ into           
consid]ation ! recomm5dation "u p>agraph
 7#a71 issue a f9al rule to transf]     
m>ihuana f s*$ule ,i "u section #bjb ( !
 ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba        
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7 to a s*$ule "u su*      
section o!r ?an s*$ule ,i4  7b7         
,cannabidiol  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph   
7#af7 ( section #ajb ( ! ,controll$     
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is 
am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 7#af7 ,! & ins]t+ 
7#af77;,a7 ,!2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7,b7 ,cannabidiol--  7i7 is  
exclud$ f ! def9ition ( m>ihuana "u     
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 %all n be     
treat$ z a controll$ sub/ance "u ?is    
,act4  4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,section #ajb 

( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb71 z am5d$ by p>agraph    
7#a71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#eg7 ,! t]m cannabidiol means 
! sub/ance cannabidiol1 z d]iv$ f       
m>ihuana or syn!tically =mulat$1 t      
conta9s n great] ?an #j4c p]c5t         
delta-#i-tetrahydrocannab9ol on a dry   
weight basis4  4  7#c7 ,cannabidiol     
det]m9ation by ! ,/ates ,section #bja ( 
! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #haa7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7j7 ,cannabidiol         
det]m9ation ,if a p]son gr[s or         
processes m>ihuana = purposes ( mak+    
cannabidiol 9 accordance ) ,/ate law1 ! 
m>ihuana %all be deem$ to meet !        
conc5tration limitation "u section      
#ajb7eg71 unless ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
det]m9es t ! ,/ate law is n reasonably  
calculat$ to ensure t m>ihuana gr[n or  
process$ = purposes ( mak+ cannabidiol  
meets su* conc5tration limitation4  4   
7c7 ,regulation "u ,/ate law  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,9 a ,/ate 9 :i* m>ihuana 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$]al   
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 %all prohibit or
 o!rwise re/rict 9 su* ,/ate 9          
accordance ) su* ,/ate law--  7,a7 !    
prescription ( m>ihuana by a physician =
 m$ical use2  7,b7 an au?oriz$ pati5t "u
 su* ,/ate law f obta9+1 possess+1      
transport+1 or us+ m>ihuana = t pati5t's
 m$ical use2  7,c7 a c>egiv] = an       
au?oriz$ pati5t f obta9+1 possess+1 or  
transport+ m>ihuana1 z au?oriz$ "u su*  
,/ate law1 = ! m$ical use ( su* au?oriz$
 pati5t2  7,d7 ! legally recogniz$ p>5t 
or gu>dian ( a m9or :o is an au?oriz$   
pati5t f obta9+1 possess+1 or transport+
 m>ihuana1 z au?oriz$ "u su* ,/ate law1 
= ! m$ical use ( su* m9or2  7,e7 an     
entity f produc+1 process+1 or o!rwise  
manufactur+ m>ihuana = m$ical use1 z    
au?oriz$ "u su* ,/ate law2  7,f7 an     
entity f di/ribut+ m>ihuana = m$ical    

use1 z au?oriz$ "u su* ,/ate law2  7,g7 
a ph>macy or o!r heal? c>e provid] f    
disp5s+ m>ihuana to an au?oriz$ pati5t =
 m$ical use1 z au?oriz$ "u su* ,/ate    
law2 or  7,h7 a laboratory or o!r entity
 f p]=m+ safety1 quality1 or efficacy   
te/+ ( m>ihuana = m$ical use1 z au?oriz$
 "u su* ,/ate law or "u ,f$]al law4     
7#b7 ,cannabidiol ,not)/&+ ! exclusion (
 cannabidiol f ! def9ition ( m>ihuana 9 
section #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb71 z am5d$1 &   
section #e ( ?is ,act1 ?is subsection   
applies ) respect to cannabidiol1 z     
def9$ 9 su* section #ajb1 to ! same     
ext5t & 9 ! same mann] z ?is subsection 
applies ) respect to m>ihuana4  #c4     
,rese>* into pot5tial m$ic9al uses (    
m>ihuana  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al %all delegate        
responsibility "u section #cjc7;f7 ( !  
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 = control ov] access
 to m>ihuana = rese>* into its pot5tial 

m$ic9al uses to an ag5cy ( ! executive  
bran* t is n focus$ on rese>*+ !        
addictive prop]ties ( sub/ances4 ,su*   
ag5cy %all take appropriate actions to  
ensure t an adequate supply ( m>ihuana  
is available = su* m$ic9al rese>*4  7b7 
,consid]ation ( o!r rese>* 9 s*$ul+     
,rese>* t is p]=m$ 9 a sci5tifically    
s\nd mann] 9 a ,/ate :]e m>ihuana or    
cannabidiol is legal = m$ical purposes1 
& 9 accordance ) su* ,/ate's law1 b t   
does n use m>ihuana f f$]ally approv$   
s\rces1 may be consid]$ = purposes (    
res*$ul+ m>ihuana "u section #bjb ( !   
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab74  #d4 ,relation ( act to
 c]ta9 prohibitions relat+ to smok+ ,?is
 ,act does n affect any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1  
or local law regulat+ or prohibit+ smok+
 9 public4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,au?oriz$ pati5t ,! t]m au?oriz$  
pati5t means an individual us+ m>ihuana 
9 accordance ) a prescription by a      
physician = m$ical use4  7#b7 ,m>ihuana 
,except z provid$ 9 section #b7;c77#b71 

! t]m m>ihuana has ! mean+ giv5 to su*  
t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$       
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb71 z 
am5d$ by section #b7;b74  7#c7          
,physician ,! t]m physician means a     
practition] ( m$ic9e1 :o-- 7,a7 graduat$
 f a college ( m$ic9e or o/eopa?y2 &    
7,b7 is lic5s$ to practice m$ic9e by !  
appropriate ,/ate bo>d4  7#d7           
,prescription ,! t]m prescription means 
an in/ruction writt5 by a m$ical        
physician 9 accordance ) applicable     
,/ate law t au?orizes ! provision ( a   
m$ic9e or treatm5t to a pati5t4  7#e7   
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate includes ! ,di/rict (
 ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & any o!r     
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4