,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjai,mr4  
,jeffries 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lee of    
,california1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4         
,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4           
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4     
,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4          
,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,raskin1
 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4   
,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,crist1  
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,engel1
 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 and ,mr4   
,ted ,lieu of ,california7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,natural 
,resources1 ,agriculture1               
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and

 ,small ,business1 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 decriminalize marijuana1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,marijuana ,freedom and ,opportunity    
,act4  #b4 ,decriminalization of        
marijuana  7a7 ,marihuana removed from  
schedule of controlled substances       
,subsection 7c7 of schedule ,i of       
section #bjb7;c7 of the ,controlled     
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7 is
 amended--  7#a7 by striking marihuana2 
and  7#b7 by striking                   
tetrahydrocannabinols4  7b7 ,removal of 
prohibition on import and export        
,section #ajaj7;b7 of the ,controlled   
,substances ,import and ,export ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ifj7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting or after
 the semicolon2  7,b7 by striking       

subparagraph 7,g72 and  7,c7 by         
redesignating subparagraph 7,h7 as      
subparagraph 7,g72  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#b7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by   
inserting or after the semicolon2  7,b7 
by striking subparagraph 7,g72 and  7,c7
 by redesignating subparagraph 7,h7 as  
subparagraph 7,g72  7#c7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by striking paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71
 and 7#d7 and inserting paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b72  7#d7 by striking paragraph   
7#d72 and  7#e7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 as      
paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#f71        
respectively4  7c7 ,conforming          
amendments to controlled substances act 
,the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba  
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #ajb7dd7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 
#hjb7dd771 by striking marihuana12  7#b7
 in section #dja7;b7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4     
#hda7;b77-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--    
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in      
clause 7vi71 by inserting or after the  
semicolon2  7,,ii7 by striking 7vii72   

and  7,,iii7 by redesignating clause    
7viii7 as clause 7vii72  7ii7 in        
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by striking    
clause 7vii72 and  7,,ii7 by            
redesignating clause 7viii7 as clause   
7vii72  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 in  
the first sentence1 by striking         
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,d7 and  
inserting subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b72  
7iv7 by striking subparagraph 7,d72  7v7
 by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as  
subparagraph 7,d72 and  7vi7 in         
subparagraph 7,d77i71 as so             
redesignated1 by striking subparagraphs 
7,c7 and 7,d7 and inserting subparagraph
 7,c72  7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#d72
 and  7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs  
7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#d71
 7#e71 and 7#f71 respectively2  7#c7 in 
section #djb7;c77#b77;,b7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #hdb7;c77#b77;,b771 by striking 1      
marihuana12  7#d7 in section            
#djc7;d77#a7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4             
#hdc7;d77#a771 by striking 1 marihuana12
  7#e7 in section #dah7;a7 7#ba         

,u4,s4,c4 #hei7;a771 by striking the    
last sentence2  7#f7 in section #dai7;a7
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hfj7;a771 by striking  
the last sentence2  7#g7 in section     
#dbb7;d7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hfc7;d77--     
7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking marijuana12 and  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#e71 by striking 1 such as
 a marihuana cigarette12 and  7#h7 in   
section #eaf7;d7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#hhf7;d771 by striking section          
#dja7;b77#f7 each place the term appears
 and inserting section #dja7;b77#e74    
7d7 ,other conforming amendments  7#a7  
,national forest system drug control act
 of #aihf ,the ,national ,forest ,system
 ,drug ,control ,act of #aihf 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #eei;b et seq47 is amended--  
7,a7 in section #aejjb7;a7 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #eei;b7a77 by striking        
marijuana and other2  7,b7 in section   
#aejjc7b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eei;c7#b77 by 
striking marijuana and other2 and  7,c7 
in section #aejjd7b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#eei;d7#b77 by striking marijuana and   

other4  7#b7 ,interception of           
communications ,section #beaf of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7,a7 in subsection 7#a77;e71 by       
striking marihuana12 and  7,b7 in       
subsection 7#b7 by striking marihuana14 
#c4 ,level the economic playing field   
7a7 ,estimate ,on an annual basis1 the  
,secretary of the ,treasury shall make a
 reasonable estimate of total tax       
revenue generated by the marijuana      
industry for the previous #ab-month     
period4  7b7 ,transfer ,the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury shall transfer from the
 general fund of the ,treasury to the   
trust fund established under subsection 
7c7 the greater of--  7#a7 an amount    
equal to #aj percent of the amount      
estimated under subsection 7a72 and     
7#b7 #aj1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,trust fund  7#a7
 ,in general ,there is established in   
the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a  
trust fund to be known as the ,marijuana
 ,opportunity ,trust ,fund1 which shall 
consist of amounts transferred under    

subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,use of amounts   
,amounts in the trust fund established  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be made      
available to the ,administrator of the  
,small ,business ,administration to     
provide loans under section #g7m7 of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcf7m77 to assist--  7,a7 small        
business concerns owned and controlled  
by women1 as defined in section #c of   
that ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb71 that    
operate in the marijuana industry2 and  
7,b7 small business concerns owned and  
controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals1 as defined in
 section #h7;d77#c77;,c7 of that ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;d77#c77;,c771 that 
operate in the marijuana industry4  #d4 
,highway safety research  7a7 ,study2   
development ,the ,administrator of the  
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration 7referred to in this    
section as the ,administrator7 shall--  
7#a7 carry out a study of the impact of 
driving under the influence of          

tetrahydrocannabinol on highway safety2 
and  7#b7 develop enhanced strategies   
and procedures to reliably determine the
 impairment of a driver under the       
influence of tetrahydrocannabinol4  7b7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,administrator to carry out this section
 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbj through #bjbd4  #e4 ,public health
 research  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with the     
,director of the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health and the ,commissioner of     
,food and ,drugs1 shall conduct research
 on the impacts of marijuana1           
including--  7#a7 effects of            
tetrahydrocannabinol on the human brain2
  7#b7 efficacy of medicinal marijuana  
as a treatment for specific diseases and
 conditions2 and  7#c7 identification of
 additional medical benefits and uses of
 cannabis4  7b7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there are authorized to 

be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1           
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbj through #bjbd1 for purposes of    
carrying out the activities described in
 subsection 7a74  #f4 ,protect kids ,the
 ,alcohol and ,tobacco ,tax and ,trade  
,bureau of the ,department of the       
,treasury shall promulgate regulations  
that--  7#a7 require restrictions on the
 advertising and promotion of products  
related to marijuana1 if the ,secretary 
determines that such regulation would be
 appropriate for the protection of the  
public health1 taking into account--    
7,a7 the risks and benefits to the      
population of individuals age #ah and   
under1 including users and nonusers of  
marijuana products2  7,b7 the increased 
or decreased likelihood that existing   
users of marijuana products who are age 
#ah and under will stop using such      
products2 and  7,c7 the increased or    
decreased likelihood that those age #ah 
and under who do not use marijuana      

products will start using such products2
 and  7#b7 impose restrictions on the   
advertising and promotion of products   
related to marijuana consistent with and
 to the full extent permitted by the    
,first ,amendment to the ,constitution  
of the ,united ,states4  #g4 ,grants for
 expungement of marijuana convictions   
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,attorney ,general to award      
grants to ,states and units of local    
government for the purpose of           
administering1 expanding1 or developing 
expungement or sealing programs for     
convictions of possession of marijuana  
#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbd with not less than  
#ej percent of those funds being        
directed to cover the cost of public    
defenders or legal aid providers4  #h4  
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act1 or an amendment made by this ,act1
 may be construed to modify the         
authority of the ,federal ,government to
 prevent marijuana trafficking from     

,states that have legalized marijuana to
 those that have not4