,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #geac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 
,joyce ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,jeffries1 & ,mr4 ,ma/7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 ,ways & ,means1 ,agriculture1
 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = 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 e/abli% a       
,commission on ! ,f$]al ,regulation (   
,cannabis to /udy a prompt & plausible  
pa?way to ! ,f$]al regulation (         
cannabis1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prep>+ 
,regulators ,effectively = a            
,po/-prohibition ,adult-use ,regulat$   
,environm5t ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,prep>e  
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,cannabis 0 f$]ally     
legal 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates until #aicg4    

7#b7 ,cannabis 0 f$]ally prohibit$ to   
codify discrim9atory practices aga9/    
m9ority communities4  7#c7 ,m$ical      
cannabis prohibition 0 e/abli%$ despite 
objection f ! ,am]ican ,m$ical          
,association4  7#d7 #cg ,/ates & !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia h legaliz$ cannabis
 = m$ical purposes4  7#e7 #ah ,/ates & !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia h legaliz$        
cannabis = adult use4  7#f7 ,despite !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t collect+ rev5ue f !    
sale ( cannabis1 individuals are /ill   
crim9ally p]secut$ = its use4  7#g7     
,cannabis rese>*1 includ+ rese>* on     
m$ical uses1 product safety1 & impairm5t
 /&>ds1 is sev]ely h9d]$ & made ne>ly   
impossible by its s*$ule #a             
classification4  7#h7 ,cannabis %\ld    
rema9 an adult product aside f !        
physician prescrib$ treatm5t ( m9ors4   
7#i7 ,cannabis has prov5 m$ically       
b5eficial = pati5ts suff]+ f pa91 canc]1
 po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 seizure   
disord]s1 & multiple scl]osis1 among o!r
 diseases4  7#aj7 ,s9ce #bjjc1 ! ,unit$ 

,/ates ,gov]nm5t by way ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices has held a     
pat5t = m$ical cannabis z an antioxidant
 & neuroprotectant4  7#aa7 ,:ile !      
,unit$ ,/ates rema9s trapp$ 9 antiquat$ 
cannabis regulations1 o!r nations &     
sci5tific competitors1 includ+ ! ,unit$ 
,k+dom1 ,canada1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,g]many1 &
 ,israel h modifi$ _! laws to all[ =    
v>y+ degrees ( cannabis legality &      
m$ical rese>*4  #c4 ,purpose ,!         
,presid5t & ,congress %all prep>e !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = an inevitable &      
prompt end to ,f$]al m>ihuana           
prohibition by e/abli%+ a commission to 
advise on ! developm5t ( a regulatory   
framework ) respect to m>ihuana         
regulation1 includ+ acc\nt+ = ! diff]5t 
*>act]i/ics ( communities1 ag5cies1 &   
indu/ries impact$ by ,f$]al m>ihuana    
prohibition4 ,su* regulatory framework  
%all be model$ aft] ,f$]al & ,/ate      
regulatory frameworks ) respect to      
alcohol4  #d4 ,commission e/abli%m5t &  
memb]%ip  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an   

#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% a 
commission to be kn[n z ! ,commission on
 ! ,f$]al ,regulation ( ,cannabis 79 ?is
 ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,commission7 to /udy
 a plausible & prompt pa?way to cannabis
 regulation4  7b7 ,duties ( ,commission 
7#a7 ,proposal ( measures ,! ,commission
 %all propose measures to alleviate &   
rem$y !3 7,a7 ,impact ( cannabis        
crim9alization1 p>ticul>ly on m9ority1  
l[ income1 & vet]an communities4  7,b7  
,lack ( access to ! f9ancial s]vice     
sector = cannabis entrepr5eurs & _!     
affiliat$ indu/ries4  7,c7 ,lack (      
access to cannabis relat$ rese>*1       
includ+ rese>* on m$ical uses & !       
effects ( impairm5t4  7,d7 ,lack (      
access to m$ical cannabis & rese>*1     
p>ticul>ly ) respect to ,f$]al ag5cies4 
7,e7 ,lack ( m$ical cannabis tra9+ at   
publicly fund$ m$ical tra9+ c5t]s4  7,f7
 ,lack ( consi/5t regulations = cannabis
 product safety1 use1 & label+          
requirem5ts4  7,g7 ,lack ( effici5t     

cannabis rev5ue report+ & collect+1     
includ+ effici5t & t5able ,f$]al rev5ue 
frameworks4  7,h7 ,lack ( guidance =    
cannabis crop production1 sale1         
intra/ate1 int]/ate1 & int]national     
trade4  7,i7 ,lack ( guidance reg>d+ !  
successful coexi/5ce ( individual hemp &
 cannabis indu/ries1 includ+ prev5tion (
 cross poll9ation ( cannabis & hemp     
products4  7,j7 ,any o!r b>ri]s to      
,f$]al cannabis legalization id5tifi$ by
 ! commission4  7#b7 ,public comm5t2    
public witness2 reports  7,a7 ,comm5t   
p]iod ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission   
%all solicit comm5t ) respect to !      
regulation ( cannabis f indu/ry         
/akehold]s1 crim9al ju/ice re=m         
advocates1 sub/ance use advocates1      
heal?c>e exp]ts1 ,/ate cannabis         
regulators1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice (   
ea* ,/ate or ,tribal gov]nm5t4  7,b7    
,public witness he>+  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 

conv5e a public witness he>+ & solicit  
writt5 or v]bal te/imony f3 7,i7 ,n less
 ?an two unique individuals or entities1
 :o are n employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1
 & repres5t a ,/ate legal op]ation t is 
lic5s$ by a s+le ,/ate to sell1 produce1
 manufacture1 process1 cultivate1 or    
transport cannabis4  7,,ii7 ,n less ?an 
two unique individuals or entities1 :o  
are n employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 &  
repres5t a ,/ate legal op]ation ) a     
multi-,/ate pres5ce t is lic5s$ by su*  
,/ates to sell1 produce1 manufacture1   
process1 cultivate1 or transport        
cannabis4  7,,iii7 ,an individual :o 0  
convict$ & inc>c]at$ by ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t = a non-viol5t (f5se ) respect
 to cannabis4  7,,iv7 ,an individual :o 
0 convict$ & inc>c]at$ by a ,/ate = a   
non-viol5t (f5se ) respect to cannabis4 
7ii7 ,public availability ,writt5 &     
v]bal te/imony "u clause 7i7 %all be    
made publicly available 9 ! f9al        
recomm5dations publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#e74
  7#c7 ,initial report & recomm5dations 

,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
publi% initial f9d+s & recomm5dations   
pursuant to section #d7;b71 includ+ an  
id5tification ( b>ri]s to & sugge/ions =
 regulat+ cannabis 9 a way t is simil>  
to ! regulation ( alcohol ) respect to !
 rights ( ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & ! ,f$]al    
gov]nm5t1 on ! int]net website ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#d7 ,additional  
public comm5t p]iod ,beg9n+ #abj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,commission %all solicit additional     
public comm5t f /akehold]s id5tifi$     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 ) respect
 to ! initial recomm5dations publi%$    
pursuant to p>agraph 7#c74  7#e7 ,f9al  
recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,commission %all publi% a report includ+
 f9d+s & recomm5dations pursuant to     
section #d7;b71 includ+ an id5tification
 ( b>ri]s to & sugge/ions = regulat+    
cannabis 9 a way t is simil> to !       
regulation ( alcohol1 on ! int]net      

website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7c7   
,memb]%ip ,! ,commission %all be compos$
 ( ! foll[+ memb]s3 7#a7 ,! majority    
lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t "o memb] :o
 is n employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & 0 
=m]ly inc>c]at$ = a non-viol5t crime )  
respect to cannabis use or possession4  
7#b7 ,! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all   
appo9t "o memb] :o is n employ$ by !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & is an exp]t 9        
sub/ance abuse prev5tion4  7#c7 ,!      
majority lead] ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives %all appo9t "o memb]1 :o
 is n employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 &  
is a m$ical cannabis pati5t or advocate4
  7#d7 ,! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives %all appo9t "o memb]1 :o
 is n employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 &  
:o is m$ically lic5s$ ) sub/antial k &  
demon/rat$ rese>* into cannabis use &   
m$ical treatm5ts4  7#e7 ,! ,attorney    
,g5]al %all appo9t "o memb] f !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 :o is an exp]t 9 ! 
hi/ory ( cannabis crim9alization & !    
impact ( crim9alization on v>i\s        

communities1 p>ticul>ly m9orities1      
m$ical pati5ts1 & vet]ans4  7#f7 ,!     
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1       
,tobacco1 ,fire>ms & ,explosives4  7#g7 
,! ,director ( ! ,national ,highway     
,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration4  7#h7 ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,education %all appo9t "o  
memb] f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education :o is  
an exp]t 9 prev5tion ( y\? access to    
alcohol & tobacco4  7#i7 ,! ,director ( 
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration4  7#aj7 ,! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture %all appo9t "o memb] f !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture :o is an exp]t 
on cannabis & hemp cultivation4  7#aa7  
,! ,commission] ( ! ,food & ,drug       
,adm9i/ration4  7#ab7 ,! ,director ( !  
,alcohol & ,tobacco ,tax & ,trade       
,bureau4  7#ac7 ,! ,commission] ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice4  7#ad7 ,!     
,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative4    
7#ae7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all      
appo9t "o memb] f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce
 :o is an exp]t on regulat$ goods 9     
int]/ate comm]ce4  7#af7 ,! ,secret>y ( 

,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all appo9t "o 
memb] employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices :o is an exp]t on m$ical
 cannabis use & access4  7#ag7 ,!       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?4  7#ah7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,vet]ans
 ,affairs %all appo9t "o memb] f !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) k (     
treatm5ts = pa9 managem5t &             
po/-traumatic /ress disord] & = provid+ 
pati5ts ) af=dable treatm5t options4    
7#ai7 ,! ,deputy ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4
  7#bj7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all appo9t "o   
memb] employ$ by ! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration :o is an exp]t 9 creat+   
indu/ry access = hi/orically m>g9aliz$  
communities4  7#ba7 ,! ,director ( !    
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7#bb7 ,"o repres5tative f a
 trade organization or o!r non-pr(it    
entity ) memb]s f multiple1 highly      
regulat$ adult goods & consum] package  
goods1 appo9t$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al4   
7#bc7 ,two repres5tatives :o h work$ to 

develop two successful1 sep>ate1 &      
unique ,/ate-level regulatory sy/ems1   
appo9t$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  7d7     
,lead]%ip  7#a7 ,*airp]son ,! ,*airp]son
 %all be elect$ by ! memb]s ( !         
,commission at ! fir/ meet+ ( !         
,commission4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,!         
,secret>y %all be elect$ by ! memb]s ( !
 ,commission at ! fir/ meet+ ( !        
,commission4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy
 9 ! ,*airp]son or ,secret>y position   
%all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al 
appo9tm5t 0 made by ! rema9+ memb]s ( ! 
,commission4  7e7 ,memb]%ip by political
 p>ty ,if aft] ! ,commission is appo9t$ 
!re is a p>tisan imbalance ( ,commission
 memb]s1 ! congressional lead]s ( !     
political p>ty ) few] memb]s on !       
,commission %all jo9tly "n additional   
memb]s to create p>tisan p>ity on !     
,commission4  7f7 ,appo9tm5ts2 removals2
 vacancies  7#a7 ,tim+ ( appo9tm5ts ,ea*
 initial appo9tm5t to ! ,commission %all
 be made no lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
,commission is e/abli%$4 ,if any appo9t+

 au?orities fail to appo9t a memb] to ! 
,commission1 _! appo9tm5t %all be made  
by ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  7#b7 ,removal ,a
 memb] ( ! ,commission may be remov$ f !
 ,commission at any "t by ! appo9t+     
au?ority %\ld ! memb] fail to meet      
,commission att5dance requirem5t        
pursuant to subsection 7g74  7#c7       
,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 ! ,commission   
%all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al 
appo9tm5t 0 made prior to ! date ( !    
,commission's next meet+4  7g7 ,meet+   
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,fir/ meet+ ,!        
,commission %all h its fir/ meet+ no    
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,qu>t]ly     
meet+s ,! ,commission %all meet qu>t]ly4
 ,9 addition to all qu>t]ly meet+s1 !   
,commission %all meet at o!r times at ! 
call ( ! ,*airp]son or z det]m9$ by a   
majority ( ,commission memb]s4  7#c7    
,quorum2 rule = vot+ on f9al actions ,a 
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission     
con/itute a quorum1 & an affirmative    
vote ( a majority ( ! memb]s pres5t is  

requir$ to issue recomm5dations4  7#d7  
,att5dance by memb]s ,memb]s are expect$
 to att5d all ,commission meet+s4 ,9 !  
case ( an abs5ce1 memb]s are expect$ to 
report to ! ,*airp]son prior to ! meet+ 
& all[ance may be made = an abs5t memb] 
to p>ticipate remotely4 ,memb]s w /ill  
be responsible = fulfill+ prior         
commitm5ts1 reg>dless ( att5dance /atus4
 ,if a memb] is abs5t twice 9 a giv5    
ye>1 he or %e w be review$ by !         
,*airp]son & appo9t+ au?ority & fur!r   
action w be consid]$1 includ+ removal & 
replacem5t on ! ,commission4  7h7       
,m9utes ,m9utes %all be tak5 at ea*     
meet+ by ! ,secret>y1 or 9 t            
individual's abs5ce1 ! ,*airp]son %all  
select ano!r ,commission memb] to take  
m9utes dur+ t abs5ce4  7i7 ,adm9i/rative
 requirem5ts ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all   
provide /aff & adm9i/rative support to !
 ,commission4 ,all entities ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t %all provide in=mation 
t is o!rwise a public record at ! reque/
 ( ! ,commission4  7j7 ,no rulemak+     

au?ority ,! ,commission %all n h        
rulemak+ au?ority4  7k7 ,prohibition (  
comp5sation  7#a7 ,f$]al employees      
,memb]s ( ! ,commission :o are full-"t  
(fic]s or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
may n receive additional pay1 all[ances1
 or b5efits by reason ( _! s]vice on !  
,commission4  7#b7 ,o!r memb]s ,memb]s (
 ! ,commission :o are n full-"t (fic]s  
or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may n    
receive additional pay1 all[ances1 or   
b5efits by reason ( _! s]vice on !      
,commission4  7l7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3 7#a7 ,cannabis ,! t]m cannabis has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 8m>ihuana0 9 section
 #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m
 ,/ate includes ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 
! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 & any    
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#c7 ,tribal gov]nm5t ,! t]m   
,tribal gov]nm5t means ! recogniz$      
gov]n+ body ( any ,indian or ,alaska    
,native tribe1 b&1 nation1 pueblo1      
village1 community1 compon5t b&1 or     

compon5t res]vation1 individually       
id5tifi$ 7includ+ p>5!tically7 9 ! li/  
publi%$ mo/ rec5tly z ( ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph pursuant to     
section #ajd ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$    
,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74