,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,ms4 
,de,gette 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     
amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act  
to provide that ,federal law shall not  
preempt ,state law4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,respect 
,states' and ,citizens' ,rights ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,in general ,section #gjh of
 the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba  
,u4,s4,c4 #ijc7 is amended--  7#a7 by   
striking ,no provision and inserting 7a7
 ,in general4--,except as provided in   
subsection 7b71 no provision2 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following3  7b7
 ,special rule regarding ,state         

marihuana laws ,in the case of any      
,state law that pertains to marihuana1  
no provision of this title shall be     
construed as indicating an intent on the
 part of the ,congress to occupy the    
field in which that provision operates1 
including criminal penalties1 to the    
exclusion of ,state law on the same     
subject matter1 nor shall any provision 
of this title be construed as preempting
 any such ,state law4  4