WOW life has been busy and I havent posted in a long time. SO many things have happened in 2019. Most importantly, the US Virgin Islands apprived medical marijuana in January 2019, ILLINOIS became the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis June 25, 2019……and Hawaii became the 26th state to decriminalize possession on July 11, 2019!!! Also, specifically to WA state, on 5/2019 “duckys law” was signed allowing liquid cannabis to be give to children in school by their guardian.
ALSO My article, “MASSAGE THERAPY AND CANNABIS TOPICALS, MORE THAN RELAXATION” was published in CANNABIS NURSES NETWORK June 14, 2019. Move love to the nurses, thank you for publishing my article.
Thank you Marijuana Policy Project for keeping track of the following FEDERAL cannabis bills. Lets see what happens!
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The 116th Congress went into session at the beginning of January, and several marijuana reform bills have already been introduced in both chambers. See below for a listing of legislation we are tracking on the federal level, and stay tuned for information on the progress of these bills and opportunities to take action.
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H.R. 1595 – SAFE Banking Act of 2019
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO); 206 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation would prevent federal regulators from punishing financial institutions for providing services to cannabis-related businesses operating in compliance with state laws.
Action: Urge your U.S. Representative to support the SAFE Banking Act!
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S. 1028, H.R. 2093 – Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act
Chamber(s): Senate and House
Senate Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); 9 cosponsors
House Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); 52 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation would protect states’ rights to enact their own marijuana policies without federal interference.
Action: Urge your members of Congress to support the STATES Act!
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H.R. 420 – Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); 4 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation would remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act. It would also transfer cannabis enforcement authority from the Drug Enforcement Administration to a renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives.
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H.R. 127 – The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act of 2019
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN); 10 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation would permit states to implement medical cannabis programs without federal intervention. It would also allow physicians with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend cannabis to veterans. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is expected to introduce a Senate companion bill.
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H.R. 493 – Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act of 2019
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA); 10 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation would essentially revive the Obama-era marijuana enforcement memo that was rescinded by then-U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions last year.
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H.R. 171 – LUMMA – To provide for the legitimate use of medicinal marihuana in accordance with the laws of the various States
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
Purpose: This legislation would reschedule marijuana and clarify that the federal government cannot “prohibit or otherwise restrict” state-legal use, possession, transportation, production and distribution of medical cannabis. It would also reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, from Schedule I to Schedule II.
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H.R. 601 – The Medical Cannabis Research Act
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL); 10 cosponsors
Purpose: While this legislation wouldn’t change the federal legal status of cannabis, it would require the Justice Department to approve additional manufacturers of research-grade marijuana, protect research institutions interested in conducting studies on cannabis, and authorize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to inform patients about federally approved cannabis studies that they can participate in.
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S. 179 – A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a clinical trial of the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
Chamber: Senate
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT); 5 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation focuses on increasing research on the medical benefits of cannabis for military veterans. It would direct the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials on the effectiveness of medical marijuana in the treatment of conditions common among military veterans.
* Companion bill to H.R. 712
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H.R. 712 – To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a clinical trial of the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA); 64 cosponsors
Purpose: This legislation focuses on increasing research on the medical benefits of cannabis for military veterans. It would direct the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials on the effectiveness of medical marijuana in the treatment of conditions common among military veterans.
* Companion bill to S. 179
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H.R. 747 – To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.
Chamber: House
Sponsor: Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
Purpose: This bill would require the VA to conduct clinical trials on how cannabis can help veterans suffering from conditions such as chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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