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US HR4815

US HR4815
Marijuana Justice Act of 2018


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Introduced
01/17/2018
In Committee
02/08/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Marijuana Justice Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act: to remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I; and to eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. It prohibits and reduces certain federal funds for a state without a statute legalizing marijuana, if the Bureau of Justice Assistance determines that such a state has a disproportionate arrest rate or disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses. The bill directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession. Finally, it establishes in the Treasury the Community Reinvestment Fund. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs.

AI Summary

This bill, the Marijuana Justice Act of 2018, aims to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act. It also prohibits the reduction of certain federal funds for states that have not legalized marijuana if there are disproportionate arrest or incarceration rates for marijuana offenses. The bill directs federal courts to expunge past convictions for marijuana use or possession and establishes a Community Reinvestment Fund to provide grants to communities most affected by the "war on drugs." Additionally, the bill allows for the resentencing of individuals who were previously sentenced for federal marijuana-related offenses.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (44)

Barbara Lee (D)* Karen Bass (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Joseph Crowley (WFP),  Danny Davis (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ruben Kihuen (D),  John Lewis (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Jared Polis (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (on 02/08/2018)

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