House Bill 4815
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Marijuana Justice Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 17, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4815
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this 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.
January 17, 2018
02/08/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
02/07/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
01/24/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
01/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/17/2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
01/17/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:00 PM