,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the          
legitimate use of medicinal marihuana in
 accordance with the laws of the various
 ,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,legitimate ,use of 
,medicinal ,marihuana ,act or the       
,,lumma4  #b4 ,scheduling of marihuana2 
prescriptions  7a7 ,schedule ,marihuana 
is moved from schedule ,i of the        
,controlled ,substances ,act to schedule
 ,,ii of such ,act4  7b7 ,prescription  
7#a7 ,in general ,in a ,state in which  
marihuana may be prescribed by a        
physician for medical use under         
applicable ,state law1 no provision of  
the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 or of the       
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 shall 

prohibit or otherwise restrict--  7,a7  
the prescription of marihuana by a      
physician for medical use2  7,b7 an     
individual who is an authorized patient 
from obtaining1 possessing1 transporting
 within the individual's ,state1 or     
using marihuana for that individual's   
medical use2  7,c7 an individual        
authorized under ,state law to obtain1  
possess1 transport within their ,state1 
or manufacture marihuana1 from          
obtaining1 possessing1 transporting     
within that ,state1 or manufacturing    
marihuana pursuant to that              
authorization2 or  7,d7 a pharmacy or   
other entity authorized under ,state law
 to distribute medical marihuana to an  
authorized patient1 from obtaining or   
possessing marihuana for that purpose1  
or from distributing marihuana to an    
authorized patient for medical use4     
7#b7 ,production ,no provision of the   
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et4 seq47 or of the      
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    

,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 shall 
prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity
 authorized by a ,state1 in which       
marihuana may be prescribed by a        
physician for medical use1 for the      
purpose of producing marihuana for      
prescription by a physician for medical 
use1 from producing1 processing1 or     
distributing marihuana for such purpose4
  #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 
the term authorized patient means an    
individual using marihuana in accordance
 with a prescription of marihuana by a  
physician for medical use2  7#b7 the    
term physician means a practitioner of  
medicine1 who-- 7,a7 graduated from a   
college of medicine or osteopathy2 and  
7,b7 is licensed by the appropriate     
,state board2  7#c7 the term            
prescription means an instruction       
written by a medical physician in       
accordance with applicable ,state law   
that authorizes a patient to be issued  
with a medicine or treatment2 and  7#d7 
the term ,state includes the ,district  

of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 and any    
other territory or possession of the    
,united ,states4  #d4 ,relation of ,act 
to certain prohibitions relating to     
smoking ,this ,act does not affect any  
,federal1 ,state1 or local law          
regulating or prohibiting smoking in    
public4