,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #e1 #bjag,mr4
 ,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mrs4   
,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,frank51 &   
,ms4 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to ext5d ! pr9ciple ( f$]alism to ,/ate
 drug policy1 provide access to m$ical  
m>ijuana1 & enable rese>* into ! m$ic9al
 prop]ties ( m>ijuana4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,compassionate
 ,access1 ,rese>* ,expansion1 & ,respect
 ,/ates ,act ( #bjag or ! ,,c>]s ,act ( 
#bjag4  #b4 ,f$]alism 9 drug policy     
,section #gjh ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ijc7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,no provision & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 
9 subsection 7b71 no provision  2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7    
,compliance ) ,/ate law ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 ! provisions ( ?is    
title relat+ to m>ihuana %all n apply to

 any p]son act+ 9 compliance ) ,/ate    
law1 z det]m9$ by ! ,/ate1 relat+ to !  
production1 possession1 di/ribution1    
disp5sation1 adm9i/ration1 laboratory   
te/+1 recomm5d+ use1 or deliv]y ( m$ical
 m>ihuana4  4  #c4 ,exclusion (         
cannabidiol f def9ition ( m>ihuana      
,section #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#af7--  7,a7 by /rik+  
or cake1 or ! /]iliz$ & ins]t+ cake1 !  
/]iliz$2 &  7,b7 by add+ 1 or           
cannabidiol be=e ! p]iod at ! end2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#eg7  
,! t]m cannabidiol means ! sub/ance     
cannabidiol1 z d]iv$ f m>ihuana or !    
syn!tic =mulation1 t conta9s n great]   
?an #j4c p]c5t                          
delta-#i-tetrahydrocannab9ol on a dry   
weight basis4  4  #d4 ,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  7k7 ,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 comply ) section #ajb7eg74 
4  #e4 ,rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all t]m9ate ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice int]discipl9>y review process   
describ$ 9 ! guidance entitl$ ,guidance 
on ,proc$ures = ! ,provision ( ,m>ijuana
 = ,m$ical ,rese>* 7issu$ on ,may #ba1  
#aiii74  7b7 ,lic5ses = m>ijuana rese>* 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,drug ,en=cem5t           
,adm9i/ration1 %all issue n less ?an #c 
lic5ses "u section #cjc ( ! ,controll$  
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 to 
manufacture & di/ribute m>ijuana &      
m>ijuana-d]ivatives = rese>* approv$ by 
! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration4  7c7     

,m>ijuana rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #cjc7;f7 ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 is am5d$--    
7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 
7#e7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e71    
respectively2  7,b7 by /rik+ 7f7 ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al & ins]t+ 7f77#a7 ,!    
,attorney ,g5]al2  7,c7 by /rik+        
,regi/ration applications & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7#b7 ,regi/ration applications 
2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 z s designat$1 
by /rik+ s*$ule ,i ea* place t t]m      
appe>s & ins]t+ s*$ule ,i1 except       
m>ijuana12  7,e7 by /rik+ ,article #g & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,article #g  2 & 
7,f7 by ins]t+ be=e p>agraph 7#d71 z s  
designat$1 ! foll[+3  7#c7 7,a7 ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all          
promulgate regulations t require !      
,secret>y to regi/] a practition] to    
conduct rese>* on m>ihuana if--  7i7 !  
applicant is au?oriz$ to disp5se1 or    
conduct rese>* ) respect to1 controll$  
sub/ances 9 s*$ules ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 &

 ,v "u ! laws ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !         
applicant practices2 &  7ii7 !          
applicant's rese>* protocol-- 7,i7 has  
be5 review$ & all[$ by--  7aa7 !        
,secret>y "u section #eje7;i7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #cee7;i772 or  7bb7 !         
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? or ano!r  
,f$]al ag5cy t funds sci5tific rese>*2  
or  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( nonhuman rese>* t 
is n f$]ally fund$1 has be5 volunt>ily  
submitt$ by ! applicant to1 & approv$   
by1 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4    
7,b7 ,! ,secret>y %all grant an         
application = regi/ration "u ?is        
p>agraph unless ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !
 issuance ( ! regi/ration w\ld be       
inconsi/5t ) ! public int]e/4 ,9 det]m9+
 ! public int]e/1 ! ,secret>y %all      
consid] ! foll[+ factors3  7i7 ,!       
applicant's exp]i5ce 9 disp5s+1 or      
conduct+ rese>* ) respect to1 controll$ 
sub/ances4  7ii7 ,compliance )          
applicable ,f$]al or ,/ate laws relat+  
to controll$ sub/ances4  7iii7 ,conduct 

by ! applicant t may ?reat5 ! public    
heal? & safety4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t
 ,section #ajb7af7 ( ! ,controll$       
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7af77
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ or m>ijuana aft] ,! 
t]m m>ihuana4  #f4 ,provision by        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? c>e 
provid]s ( recomm5dations & op9ions     
reg>d+ vet]an p>ticipation 9 ,/ate      
m>ijuana programs ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs %all au?orize physicians & o!r 
heal? c>e provid]s employ$ by !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to--  7#a7
 provide recomm5dations & op9ions to    
vet]ans :o are resid5ts ( ,/ates ) ,/ate
 m>ijuana programs reg>d+ ! p>ticipation
 ( vet]ans 9 su* ,/ate m>ijuana         
programs2 &  7#b7 complete =ms reflect+ 
su* recomm5dations & op9ions4