Cannabis legislation proposals are legislative proposals which failed (or are pending) to make it into law. Below are some proposed legislation regarding

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* Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. Proposed legislation that would eliminate federal criminal penalties for possession of up to and nonprofit transfer of up to an

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under the

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. It did not change the regulation on the manufacturing or the sale of cannabis. * Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act. Proposed 2019 legislation to protect cannabis businesses and consumers in states where cannabis has been legalized, into law. Like the REFER Act and

STATES Act The Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act () was a bill proposed in the 115th United States Congress that would recognize legalization of cannabis and the U.S. state laws that have legalized it through their le ...

, this legislation would allow federal cannabis prohibition to remain in place in states where cannabis has not been legalized. * CARERS Act. 2019 proposed U.S. legislation to allow states to set their own medical marijuana policies and permit doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend

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to veterans to treat serious and chronic conditions. It was introduced in 2015, 2017, and 2019. * Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. U.S. legislation to remove cannabis entirely from the Controlled Substances Act, transfer enforcement authority away from U.S.

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and establish a nationally regulated industry under the oversight of the

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, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives, and Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau. The bill was numbered H.R. 420 in a nod to cannabis culture. *

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, also known as the MORE Act, is a proposed piece of U.S. federal legislation that would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and enact various criminal and social jus ...

, also known as the MORE Act. 2019 legislation to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and tax cannabis products to create trust funds for justice projects. * Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act. 2019 U.S. legislation introduced by Oregon Sen.

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and Rep.

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to create a nationwide regulatory structure for legal cannabis. The legislation would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act.

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