,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjai,ms4    
,gabb>d 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4       
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1
 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4   
,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick    
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,khanna1    
,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 & ,ms4    
,de,gette7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ! ,judici>y1 & ,education & ,labor1 =
 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      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices to ent] into a #aj-ye>         
arrangem5t ) ! ,national ,academy (     
,sci5ces to conduct & update bi5nially a

 /udy on ! effects ( ,/ate legaliz$     
m>ijuana programs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m>ijuana ,data ,collection ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,ne>ly two-?irds ( ,am]icans--ab\t #fh  
p]c5t--favor m>ijuana legalization4     
7#b7 ,a total ( #cc ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (
 ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & ,guam h     
legaliz$ m>ijuana = m$ic9al use1 & ( ^?1
 #aj ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia h  
legaliz$ m>ijuana = adult non-m$ic9al   
use4  7#c7 ,despite ,/ate legalization1 
m>ijuana rema9s illegal "u ,f$]al law1  
li/$ 9 s*$ule ,i "u ! ,controll$        
,sub/ances ,act4  7#d7 ,e day1 m        
,am]icans die f ov]dos+ on opioids4 ,9  
#bjaf1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion e/imat$ t m ?an #db1jjj      
,am]icans di$ f opioid-relat$ drug      
ov]doses4 ,presid5t ,trump has1 on two  
sep>ate occasions1 decl>$ ! opioid      
crisis z a public heal? em]g5cy4  7#e7  
,/udies sugge/ t increas$ access to     
m>ijuana is associat$ ) r$uctions 9     

opioid abuse & opioid-relat$ dea?s1     
among o!r economic & social b5efits3    
7,a7 ,a /udy publi%$ 9 ! ,j\rnal ( !    
,am]ican ,m$ical ,association 7,,jama7 9
 #bjad t comp>$ mortality rates betwe5  
,/ates t legaliz$ m$ical m>ijuana v]sus 
,/ates t h n legaliz$ m$ical m>ijuana   
f\nd t ,/ates t _h legaliz$ m$ical      
m>ijuana _h1 on av]age1 #bj p]c5t few]  
opioid-relat$ ov]dose dea?s 9 ! fir/ ye>
 ( legalization comp>$ to ,/ates t _h n 
legaliz$ m>ijuana4 ,?is diff]5ce wid5$ 9
 subsequ5t ye>s aft] legalization4  7,b7
 ,a /udy publi%$ 9 ! ,am]ican ,j\rnal ( 
,public ,heal? 9 #bjag f\nd t           
opioid-relat$ dea?s t5d$ to decl9e aft] 
! legalization ( non-m$ic9al m>ijuana = 
adults 9 ! ,/ate ( ,colorado4 ,?is /udy 
e/imat$ a #f4e-p]c5t r$uction 9         
opioid-relat$ dea?s comp>$ to           
pre-legalization4  7#f7 ,due to m>ijuana
 legalization1 ,/ates h g5]at$ millions 
9 taxes & rev5ue & h allocat$ ^! funds  
into public heal?1 education1 economic  
developm5t1 re/orative ju/ice1 & job    

creation1 su* z--  7,a7 sub/ance use    
disord] treatm5t & drug use prev5tion   
programs2  7,b7 s*ool con/ruction2  7,c7
 behavioral heal? programs2  7,d7 ,/ate 
alcohol & drug treatm5ts funds2  7,e7   
basic heal? plans2  7,f7 community      
resid5tial c5t]s2  7,g7 y\? drug use    
prev5tion2  7,h7 jail div]sion2  7,i7   
m5tal heal? treatm5t2 &  7,j7 job       
creation & placem5t4  7#g7 ,a robu/ &   
prop]ly regulat$ m>ijuana indu/ry :]e9  
,/ates are all[$ to op]ate m>ijuana     
programs free f ,f$]al int]f]5ce /&s to 
b5efit ,/ates' public heal?1 education1 
economic1 & law en=cem5t & judicial     
sectors4  #c4 ,report conc]n+ ! effects 
( ,/ate legaliz$ m>ijuana programs  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,ju/ice1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 & 7to !  
greate/ ext5t possible7 ) relevant ,/ate
 ag5cies responsible = heal? programs & 
activities 9 ,/ates t h legaliz$        
m>ijuana = m$ic9al or non-m$ic9al use1  
%all ent] into a #aj-ye> arrangem5t ) ! 

,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces--  7#a7 to
 complete a /udy1 n lat] ?an #ah mon?s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & to 
update su* /udy on a bi5nial basis      
!reaft] = ! duration ( ! arrangem5t     
p]iod1 on ! effects ( ,/ate legaliz$    
m>ijuana programs on ! economy1 public  
heal?1 crim9al ju/ice1 & employm5t 9 !  
respective ,/ates2  7#b7 ^u ! completion
 ( ! initial /udy pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a7 & ^u ea* update to ! /udy1 to      
prep>e or update a report on ! results (
 su* /udy & submit su* report to !      
,congress2 &  7#c7 n lat] ?an #cj days  
aft] ! date ( submission ( ! initial    
report "u p>agraph 7#b71 develop &      
publi% be/ practices on data collection 
"u subsection 7e74  7b7 ,/udy           
consid]ations ,! /udy pursuant to       
subsection 7a77#a7 %all consid] !       
effects ( ,/ate legaliz$ m>ijuana       
programs1 includ+ ye>ly rates & tr5ds   
ov] ! c\rse ( ! /udy "u su* subsection1 
) respect to ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,rev5ues & 
,/ate allocations  7,a7 ,! monet>y      

am\nts g5]at$ ?r\gh rev5ues1 taxes1 &   
any o!r f9ancial b5efits4  7,b7 ,!      
purposes & relative am\nts = :i* ^!     
funds 7 us$4  7,c7 ,! total impact on ! 
,/ate & its budget4  7#b7 ,m$ic9al use (
 m>ijuana  7,a7 ,! rates ( m$ic9al use  
among diff]5t population gr\ps1 includ+ 
*ildr51 ! eld]ly1 vet]ans1 & individuals
 ) disabilities4  7,b7 ,! purpose ( su* 
use4  7,c7 ,:i* m$ical conditions m$ical
 m>ijuana is mo/ frequ5tly pur*as$ & us$
 =4  7#c7 ,sub/ance use  7,a7 ,! rates (
 ov]doses ) opioids & o!r pa9kill]s4    
7,b7 ,! rates ( admission 9 heal? c>e   
facilities1 em]g5cy rooms1 & volunte]   
treatm5t facilities relat$ to ov]doses )
 opioids & o!r pa9kill]s4  7,c7 ,! rates
 ( opioid-relat$ & o!r pa9kill]-relat$  
crimes to "o's self & to ! community4   
7,d7 ,! rates ( opioid prescriptions &  
o!r pa9 kill]s4  7#d7 ,impacts on       
crim9al ju/ice  7,a7 ,! rates (         
m>ijuana-relat$ arre/s = possession1    
cultivation1 & di/ribution1 & ( ^!      
arre/s1 ! p]c5tages t involv$ a second>y

 *>ge unrelat$ to m>ijuana possession1  
cultivation1 or di/ribution1 includ+--  
7i7 ! rates ( su* arre/s on ! ,f$]al    
level1 includ+ ! numb] ( ,f$]al prison]s
 s arre/$1 disaggregat$ by sex1 age1    
race1 & e?nicity ( ! prison]s2 &  7ii7 !
 rates ( su* arre/s on ! ,/ate level1   
includ+ ! numb] ( ,/ate prison]s s      
arre/$1 disaggregat$ by sex1 age1 race1 
& e?nicity4  7,b7 ,! rates ( arre/s &   
citations on ! ,f$]al & ,/ate levels    
relat$ to te5age use ( m>ijuana4  7,c7  
,! rates ( arre/s on ! ,f$]al & ,/ate   
levels = unlawful driv+ "u ! influ5ce ( 
a sub/ance1 & ! rates ( su* arre/s      
involv+ m>ijuana4  7,d7 ,! rates (      
m>ijuana-relat$ prosecutions1 c\rt      
fil+s1 & imprisonm5ts4  7,e7 ,! total   
monet>y am\nts exp5d$ = m>ijuana-relat$ 
en=cem5t1 arre/s1 c\rt fil+s & proce$+s1
 & imprisonm5t be=e & aft] legalization1
 includ+ ,f$]al exp5ditures disaggregat$
 accord+ to :e!r ! laws be+ en=c$ 7     
,f$]al or ,/ate4  7,f7 ,! total numb] & 
rate ( def5dants 9 ,f$]al crim9al       

prosecutions ass]t+ z a def5se t _!     
conduct 0 9 compliance ) applicable     
,/ate law legaliz+ m>ijuana usage1 & !  
effects ( su* ass]tions4  7#e7          
,employm5t  7,a7 ,! am\nt ( jobs creat$ 
9 ea* ,/ate1 diff]5tiat+ betwe5 direct &
 indirect employm5t4  7,b7 ,! am\nt (   
jobs expect$ to be creat$ 9 ! next #e   
ye>s1 & 9 ! next #aj ye>s1 z a result ( 
! ,/ate's m>ijuana indu/ry4  7c7 ,/udy  
timeframe ,! /udy pursuant to subsection
 7a77#a7 %all consid] ! data collect$ & 
analyz$ 9 connection ) ! items li/$ 9   
subsection 7b7 9 ! respective ,/ates to 
! ext5t possible across ! p]iod--  7#a7 
beg9n+ #e ye>s be=e ! effective date (  
legalization ( m>ijuana 9 ! ,/ate2 &    
7#b7 end+ on a date det]m9$ by !        
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to all[   
collection & analysis ( ! mo/ rec5t data
 available4  7d7 ,report cont5ts        
,reports pursuant to subsection 7a77#b7 
%all-- 7#a7 address bo? ,/ate programs t
 h legaliz$ m>ijuana = m$ic9al use & ^? 
t h legaliz$ m>ijuana = adult           

non-m$ic9al use & to ! ext5t practicable
 di/+ui% betwe5 su* programs & _!       
effects2  7#b7 include a national       
assessm5t ( av]age tr5ds across ,/ates )
 su* programs 9 relation to ! effects on
 economy1 public heal?1 crim9al ju/ice1 
& employm5t 9 ! respective ,/ates1      
includ+ ) respect to ! items li/$ 9     
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 describe-- 7,a7 
any b>ri]s t imp$$ ! ability to complete
 or update aspects ( ! /udy requir$ by  
subsection 7a77#a7 & h[ su* b>ri]s c be 
ov]come = purposes ( future /udies2 &   
7,b7 any gaps 9 ! data s\ght = ! /udy   
requir$ by subsection 7a77#a7 & h[ ^!   
gaps c be elim9at$ or o!rwise address$ =
 purposes ( future /udies4  7e7 ,be/    
practices = data collection by ,/ates ,!
 be/ practices pursuant to subsection   
7a77#c7 %all consi/ ( be/ practices = ! 
collection by ,/ates ( ! in=mation      
describ$ 9 ! items li/$ 9 subsection    
7b71 includ+ su* be/ practices =        
improv+--  7#a7 data collection2  7#b7  
analytical capacity2  7#c7 rese>*       

integrity2 &  7#d7 ! comp>ability ( data
 across ,/ates4