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Senators will introduce a federal medical marijuana bill tomorrow [TUES]

Seaf0ur

Pagan Extremist
Veteran
Changing it to schedule 2 could very easily place any and all legal growing in the hands of agri-business ONLY...
forcing many of us into the very "black" market they claim to dissuade...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act

Schedule II substances are those that have the following findings:
The drug or other substances have a high potential for abuse
The drug or other substances have currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions
Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.[27]

Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in Schedule II, which is a prescription drug as determined under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC 301 et seq.), may be dispensed without the written prescription of a practitioner, except that in emergency situations, as prescribed by the Secretary by regulation after consultation with the Attorney General, such drug may be dispensed upon oral prescription in accordance with section 503(b) of that Act (21 USC 353 (b)). With exceptions, an original prescription is always required even though faxing in a prescription in advance to a pharmacy by a prescriber is allowed.[35] Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with the requirements of section 827 of this title. No prescription for a controlled substance in schedule II may be refilled.[36] Notably no emergency situation provisions exist outside the Controlled Substances Act's "closed system" although this closed system may be unavailable or nonfunctioning in the event of accidents in remote areas or disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Acts which would widely be considered morally imperative remain offenses subject to heavy penalties.[37]

These drugs vary in potency: for example fentanyl is about 80 times as potent as morphine (heroin is roughly four times as potent). More significantly, they vary in nature. Pharmacology and CSA scheduling have a weak relationship.

Because refills of prescriptions for Schedule II substances are not allowed, it can be burdensome to both the practitioner and the patient if the substances are to be used on a long-term basis. To provide relief, in 2007, 21 C.F.R. 1306.12 was amended (at 72 F.R. 64921) to allow practitioners to write up to three prescriptions at once, to provide up to a 90-day supply, specifying on each the earliest date on which it may be filled.

Simply by following the letter of the law... there are strict requirements for producing schedule 2 drugs.
 

mingmen

Member
I guess I take exception with calling rolling back all state laws concerning cannabis being "easy". If you think that is an easy task then certainly you are right. I find that a big "if"
 

hashdabs

New member
If it's rescheduled as Class II, does that mean that all growers will need a license to manufacture a Class II substance? If so, it won't be easy to obtain one, except for big pharma and possibly tobacco companies. Where there are law reforms, there are millions to be made.
 

igrowone

Well-known member
Veteran
Changing it to schedule 2 could very easily place any and all legal growing in the hands of agri-business ONLY...
forcing many of us into the very "black" market they claim to dissuade...

i feel your fear, i'm normally pro any increase in legality of mmj
and i concede that this bill may help with a snowballing of increased legality
one thought occurs to me, the doj doesn't go the criminal route anymore
instead they go after growers with fines/forfeitures and civil shit
it starts gradual, government approved growers gradually get the market share
don't think it would work
but don't count on these bastards/bitches to give you anything for free
 

MrBelvedere

Well-known member
ICMag Donor
Cannabis is not a FDA approved prescription drug. The bill allows for states to develop programs without federal interference.
 

mingmen

Member
If it's rescheduled as Class II, does that mean that all growers will need a license to manufacture a Class II substance? If so, it won't be easy to obtain one, except for big pharma and possibly tobacco companies. Where there are law reforms, there are millions to be made.

under federal law yes. under state law I would say no.
it is a fair point going from a schedule I with no legal production to schedule II with tightly controlled production.
I believe that is assuming all state laws become void and there is only federally produced weed.
 

igrowone

Well-known member
Veteran
Cannabis is not a FDA approved prescription drug. The bill allows for states to develop programs without federal interference.

this may well be, and if it keeps state mmj 'rights' intact then i have no argument
cannabis is not currently a FDA approved drug, can't be since sched 1
but sched 2 could lead to it being a prescribed drug
i do see it could be in the federal interest to control commercial growing, much tighter control on supply and tax revenue
 

mingmen

Member
i feel your fear, i'm normally pro any increase in legality of mmj
and i concede that this bill may help with a snowballing of increased legality
one thought occurs to me, the doj doesn't go the criminal route anymore
instead they go after growers with fines/forfeitures and civil shit
it starts gradual, government approved growers gradually get the market share
don't think it would work
but don't count on these bastards/bitches to give you anything for free

it feels inevitable to me that bho will get some legally enforced controls and not without some good reasons. I can't see it not set a bad precedent
 

MrBelvedere

Well-known member
ICMag Donor
ALB15309 S.L.C

114TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION

To extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide access
to medical marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties
of marijuana.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

A BILL
To extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy,
provide access to medical marijuana, and enable research
into the medicinal properties of marijuana.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Compassionate Access,
5 Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015’’ or
6 the ‘‘CARERS Act of 2015’’.
7 SEC. 2. FEDERALISM IN DRUG POLICY.
8 Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
9 U.S.C. 903) is amended


1 (1) by striking ‘‘No provision’’ and inserting
2 the following:
3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
4 (b), no provision’’; and
5 (2) by adding at the end the following:
6 ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.—Notwith-
7 standing any other provision of law, the provisions of this
8 title relating to marihuana shall not apply to any person
9 acting in compliance with State law relating to the produc-
10 tion, possession, distribution, dispensation, administra-
11 tion, laboratory testing, or delivery of medical mari-
12 huana.’’.
13 SEC. 3. RESCHEDULING OF MARIHUANA.
14 (a) REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE I.—Schedule I, as
15 set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances
16 Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended in subsection (c)—
17 (1) by striking paragraph (10); and
18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through
19 (28) as paragraphs (10) through (27), respectively.
20 (b) LISTING IN SCHEDULE II.—Schedule II, as set
21 forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act
22 (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended by adding at the end the
23 following:
24 ‘‘(d) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
25 another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or


1 preparation, which contains any quantity of marihuana,
2 including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.’’.
3 SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CANNABIDIOL FROM DEFINITION OF
4 MARIHUANA.

5 Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
6 U.S.C. 802) is amended—
7 (1) in paragraph (16)—
8 (A) by striking ‘‘or cake, or the sterilized’’
9 and inserting ‘‘cake, the sterilized’’; and
10 (B) by adding ‘‘, or cannabidiol’’ before
11 the period at the end; and
12 (2) by adding at the end the following:
13 ‘‘(57) The term ‘cannabidiol’ means the sub-
14 stance cannabidiol, as derived from marihuana or
15 the synthetic formulation, that contains not greater
16 than 0.3 percent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a
17 dry weight basis.’’.
18 SEC. 5. CANNABIDIOL DETERMINATION BY STATES.
19 Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
20 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
21 lowing:
22 ‘‘(j) CANNABIDIOL DETERMINATION.—If a person
23 grows or processes Cannabis sativa L. for purposes of
24 making cannabidiol in accordance with State law, the Can-
25 nabis sativa L. shall be deemed to meet the concentration


1 limitation under section 102(57), unless the Attorney Gen-
2 eral determines that the State law is not reasonably cal-
3 culated to comply with section 102(57).’’.
4 SEC. 6. BANKING.
5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
6 (1) the term ‘‘depository institution’’ means—
7 (A) a depository institution as defined in
8 section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
9 Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
10 (B) a Federal credit union as defined in
11 section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act
12 (12 U.S.C. 1752); or
13 (C) a State credit union as defined in sec-
14 tion 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
15 U.S.C. 1752);
16 (2) the term ‘‘Federal banking regulator’’
17 means each of the Board of Governors of the Fed-
18 eral Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
19 nancial Protection, the Federal Deposit Insurance
20 Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the
21 Currency, the National Credit Union Administra-
22 tion, or any Federal agency or department that reg-
23 ulates banking or financial services, as determined
24 by the Secretary of the Treasury;


1 (3) the term ‘‘financial service’’ means a finan-
2 cial product or service as defined in section 1002 of
3 the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
4 Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5481);
5 (4) the term ‘‘manufacturer’’ means a person
6 who manufactures, compounds, converts, processes,
7 prepares, or packages marijuana or marijuana prod-
8 ucts;
9 (5) the term ‘‘marijuana-related legitimate busi-
10 ness’’ means a manufacturer, producer, or any per-
11 son that—
12 (A) participates in any business or orga-
13 nized activity that involves handling marijuana
14 or marijuana products, including selling, trans-
15 porting, displaying, dispensing, or distributing
16 marijuana or marijuana products; and
17 (B) engages in such activity pursuant to a
18 law established by a State or a unite of local
19 government;
20 (6) the term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning
21 given the term ‘‘marihuana’’ in section 102 of the
22 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as
23 amended by this Act;
24 (7) the term ‘‘marijuana product’’ means any
25 article that contains marijuana, including an article


1 that is a concentrate, an edible, a tincture, a mari-
2 juana-infused product, or a topical;
3 (8) the term ‘‘producer’’ means a person who
4 plants, cultivates, harvests, or in any way facilitates
5 the natural growth of marijuana; and
6 (9) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
7 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
8 any territory or possession of the United States.
9 (b) SAFE HARBOR FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITU-
10 TIONS.—A Federal banking regulator may not—
11 (1) terminate or limit the deposit insurance of
12 a depository institution under the Federal Deposit
13 Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) or the Fed-
14 eral Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) sole-
15 ly because the depository institution provides or has
16 provided financial services to a marijuana-related le-
17 gitimate business;
18 (2) prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a
19 depository institution from providing financial serv-
20 ices to a marijuana-related legitimate business;
21 (3) recommend, incentivize, or encourage a de-
22 pository institution not to offer financial services to
23 an individual, or to downgrade or cancel the finan-
24 cial services offered to an individual solely because—


1 (A) the individual is a manufacturer or
2 producer of marijuana;
3 (B) the individual is the owner or operator
4 of a marijuana-related legitimate business;
5 (C) the individual later becomes an owner
6 or operator of a marijuana-related legitimate
7 business; or
8 (D) the depository institution was not
9 aware that the individual is the owner or oper-
10 ator of a marijuana-related legitimate business;
11 or
12 (4) take any adverse or corrective supervisory
13 action on a loan to an owner or operator of—
14 (A) a marijuana-related legitimate business
15 solely because the owner or operator is a mari-
16 juana-related business; or
17 (B) real estate or equipment that is leased
18 to a marijuana-related legitimate business solely
19 because the owner or operator of the real estate
20 or equipment leased the real estate or equip-
21 ment to a marijuana-related business.
22 (c) PROTECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.—
23 (1) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION.—A de-
24 pository institution that provides financial services
25 to a marijuana-related legitimate business, or the of-


1 ficers, directors, and employees of that business,
2 shall be immune from Federal criminal prosecution
3 or investigation for providing those services.
4 (2) FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW.—A depository in-
5 stitution that provides financial services to a mari-
6 juana-related legitimate business shall not be subject
7 to a criminal penalty under any Federal law solely
8 for providing those services or for further investing
9 any income derived from such services.
10 (3) FORFEITURE.—A depository institution
11 that has a legal interest in the collateral for a loan
12 made to an owner or operator of a marijuana-related
13 legitimate business, or to an owner or operator of
14 real estate or equipment that is leased to a mari-
15 juana-related legitimate business, shall not be sub-
16 ject to criminal, civil, or administrative forfeiture of
17 that legal interest pursuant to any Federal law for
18 providing such loan.
19 (d) EXEMPTION FROM FILING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
20 REPORTS.—Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States
21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
22 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA-RELATED
23 LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES.—If a financial institution
24 or any director, officer, employee, or agent of a fi-
25 nancial institution reports a suspicious transaction


1 pursuant to this subsection, and the reason for the
2 report relates to a marijuana-related business, the
3 Secretary shall require that such report complies
4 with the requirements of the guidance issued by the
5 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network titled ‘BSA
6 Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Busi-
7 nesses’ (FIN–2014–G001; published on February
8 14, 2014).’’.
9 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
10 tion requires a depository institution to provide financial
11 services to a marijuana-related legitimate business.
12 SEC. 7. RESEARCH.
13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary for Health
15 and Human Services shall terminate the Public Health
16 Service interdisciplinary review process described in the
17 guidance entitled ‘‘Guidance on Procedures for the Provi-
18 sion of Marijuana for Medical Research’’ (issued on May
19 21, 1999).
20 (b) LICENSES FOR MARIJUANA RESEARCH .—Not
21 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,
22 the Attorney General, acting through the Drug Enforce-
23 ment Administration, shall issue not less than 3 licenses
24 under section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
25 U.S.C. 823) to manufacture marijuana and marijuana-de-


1 rivatives for research approved by the Food and Drug Ad-
2 ministration.
3 SEC. 8. PROVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
4 FAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF REC-
5 OMMENDATIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING
6 VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN STATE MARI-
7 JUANA PROGRAMS.

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
9 retary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and
10 other health care providers employed by the Department
11 of Veterans Affairs to—
12 (1) provide recommendations and opinions to
13 veterans who are residents of States with State
14 marijuana programs regarding the participation of
15 veterans in such State marijuana programs; and
16 (2) complete forms reflecting such recommenda-
17 tions and opinions.
 
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mingmen

Member
I wonder if we are back at the dynamic that defeated legal weed in CA - the resistance from the current cash croppers. Any step forward like this will bring the inevitable market dominance of corporate growers. But as long as personal grows remain legal that seems to be a function of the marketplace that will come sooner or later anyway. I am not willing to sacrifice my freedom to ensure private growers their livelihood - my worry is with reduced genetic diversity
 

igrowone

Well-known member
Veteran
interesting read that
i do see the state law exclusion was only for mmj
wouldn't really expect it to be different
but the current recreational legal would not meet that definition
other than that, it does look good, maybe i'm not looking hard enough
 

dociron

Active member
I don't believe that. I think you are making hysterical assumptions.
In fact I don't believe it will affect recreational one bit.
I hope you are wrong but can't see any way realistically that this could happen like you outline.
Let me know when the government weed plantations gear up for production

Excuse me,, they already are, the "Great State" of Illinois, has licensed 58 "Grow Centers", at a cost to each, well over a million $ each, to grow for "Medicinal" consumers,, which, by current records, show just slightly over ONE thousand applicants,, hmmm, wanna make a bet? :tiphat:
 
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mingmen

Member
Excuse me,, they already are, the "Great State" of Illinois, has licensed 58 "Grow Centers", at a cost to each, well over a million $ each, to grow for "Medicinal" consumers,, which, by current records, show just slightly over ONE thousand applicants,, hmmm, wanna make a bet? :tiphat:

federal. I support states rights :tiphat:
 

HUGE

Active member
Veteran
ALB15309 S.L.C

114TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION

To extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide access
to medical marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties
of marijuana.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

A BILL
To extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy,
provide access to medical marijuana, and enable research
into the medicinal properties of marijuana.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Compassionate Access,
5 Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015’’ or
6 the ‘‘CARERS Act of 2015’’.
7 SEC. 2. FEDERALISM IN DRUG POLICY.
8 Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
9 U.S.C. 903) is amended


1 (1) by striking ‘‘No provision’’ and inserting
2 the following:
3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
4 (b), no provision’’; and
5 (2) by adding at the end the following:
6 ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.—Notwith-
7 standing any other provision of law, the provisions of this
8 title relating to marihuana shall not apply to any person
9 acting in compliance with State law relating to the produc-
10 tion, possession, distribution, dispensation, administra-
11 tion, laboratory testing, or delivery of medical mari-
12 huana.’’.
13 SEC. 3. RESCHEDULING OF MARIHUANA. = READ GOODBY TO THE SYSTEM AS YOU KNOW IT
14 (a) REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE I.—Schedule I, as
15 set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances
16 Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended in subsection (c)—
17 (1) by striking paragraph (10); and
18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through
19 (28) as paragraphs (10) through (27), respectively.
20 (b) LISTING IN SCHEDULE II.—Schedule II, as set
21 forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act
22 (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended by adding at the end the
23 following:
24 ‘‘(d) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
25 another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or


1 preparation, which contains any quantity of marihuana,
2 including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.’’.
3 SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CANNABIDIOL FROM DEFINITION OF
4 MARIHUANA. = AS LONG AS THEY ARENT GETTING HIGH ITS OK

5 Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
6 U.S.C. 802) is amended—
7 (1) in paragraph (16)—
8 (A) by striking ‘‘or cake, or the sterilized’’
9 and inserting ‘‘cake, the sterilized’’; and
10 (B) by adding ‘‘, or cannabidiol’’ before
11 the period at the end; and
12 (2) by adding at the end the following:
13 ‘‘(57) The term ‘cannabidiol’ means the sub-
14 stance cannabidiol, as derived from marihuana or
15 the synthetic formulation, that contains not greater
16 than 0.3 percent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a
17 dry weight basis.’’.
18 SEC. 5. CANNABIDIOL DETERMINATION BY STATES. = STATES CAN AUTHORIZE HUGE FIELDS OF HEMP TO PULL CBD FROM
19 Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
20 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
21 lowing:
22 ‘‘(j) CANNABIDIOL DETERMINATION.—If a person
23 grows or processes Cannabis sativa L. for purposes of
24 making cannabidiol in accordance with State law, the Can-
25 nabis sativa L. shall be deemed to meet the concentration


1 limitation under section 102(57), unless the Attorney Gen-
2 eral determines that the State law is not reasonably cal-
3 culated to comply with section 102(57).’’.
4 SEC. 6. BANKING.= THE BIG FARMA COMPANY THAT OWN THE GIANT HEMP FARM CAN PUT HIS MONEY IN THE BANK
5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
6 (1) the term ‘‘depository institution’’ means—
7 (A) a depository institution as defined in
8 section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
9 Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
10 (B) a Federal credit union as defined in
11 section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act
12 (12 U.S.C. 1752); or
13 (C) a State credit union as defined in sec-
14 tion 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
15 U.S.C. 1752);
16 (2) the term ‘‘Federal banking regulator’’
17 means each of the Board of Governors of the Fed-
18 eral Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
19 nancial Protection, the Federal Deposit Insurance
20 Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the
21 Currency, the National Credit Union Administra-
22 tion, or any Federal agency or department that reg-
23 ulates banking or financial services, as determined
24 by the Secretary of the Treasury;


1 (3) the term ‘‘financial service’’ means a finan-
2 cial product or service as defined in section 1002 of
3 the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
4 Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5481);
5 (4) the term ‘‘manufacturer’’ means a person
6 who manufactures, compounds, converts, processes,
7 prepares, or packages marijuana or marijuana prod-
8 ucts;
9 (5) the term ‘‘marijuana-related legitimate busi-
10 ness’’ means a manufacturer, producer, or any per-
11 son that—
12 (A) participates in any business or orga-
13 nized activity that involves handling marijuana
14 or marijuana products, including selling, trans-
15 porting, displaying, dispensing, or distributing
16 marijuana or marijuana products; and
17 (B) engages in such activity pursuant to a
18 law established by a State or a unite of local
19 government;
20 (6) the term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning
21 given the term ‘‘marihuana’’ in section 102 of the
22 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as
23 amended by this Act;
24 (7) the term ‘‘marijuana product’’ means any
25 article that contains marijuana, including an article


1 that is a concentrate, an edible, a tincture, a mari-
2 juana-infused product, or a topical;
3 (8) the term ‘‘producer’’ means a person who
4 plants, cultivates, harvests, or in any way facilitates
5 the natural growth of marijuana; and
6 (9) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
7 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
8 any territory or possession of the United States.
9 (b) SAFE HARBOR FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITU-
10 TIONS.—A Federal banking regulator may not—
11 (1) terminate or limit the deposit insurance of
12 a depository institution under the Federal Deposit
13 Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) or the Fed-
14 eral Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) sole-
15 ly because the depository institution provides or has
16 provided financial services to a marijuana-related le-
17 gitimate business;
18 (2) prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a
19 depository institution from providing financial serv-
20 ices to a marijuana-related legitimate business;
21 (3) recommend, incentivize, or encourage a de-
22 pository institution not to offer financial services to
23 an individual, or to downgrade or cancel the finan-
24 cial services offered to an individual solely because—


1 (A) the individual is a manufacturer or
2 producer of marijuana;
3 (B) the individual is the owner or operator
4 of a marijuana-related legitimate business;
5 (C) the individual later becomes an owner
6 or operator of a marijuana-related legitimate
7 business; or
8 (D) the depository institution was not
9 aware that the individual is the owner or oper-
10 ator of a marijuana-related legitimate business;
11 or
12 (4) take any adverse or corrective supervisory
13 action on a loan to an owner or operator of—
14 (A) a marijuana-related legitimate business
15 solely because the owner or operator is a mari-
16 juana-related business; or
17 (B) real estate or equipment that is leased
18 to a marijuana-related legitimate business solely
19 because the owner or operator of the real estate
20 or equipment leased the real estate or equip-
21 ment to a marijuana-related business.
22 (c) PROTECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.—
23 (1) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION.—A de-
24 pository institution that provides financial services
25 to a marijuana-related legitimate business, or the of-


1 ficers, directors, and employees of that business,
2 shall be immune from Federal criminal prosecution
3 or investigation for providing those services.
4 (2) FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW.—A depository in-
5 stitution that provides financial services to a mari-
6 juana-related legitimate business shall not be subject
7 to a criminal penalty under any Federal law solely
8 for providing those services or for further investing
9 any income derived from such services.
10 (3) FORFEITURE.—A depository institution
11 that has a legal interest in the collateral for a loan
12 made to an owner or operator of a marijuana-related
13 legitimate business, or to an owner or operator of
14 real estate or equipment that is leased to a mari-
15 juana-related legitimate business, shall not be sub-
16 ject to criminal, civil, or administrative forfeiture of
17 that legal interest pursuant to any Federal law for
18 providing such loan.
19 (d) EXEMPTION FROM FILING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
20 REPORTS.—Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States
21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
22 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA-RELATED
23 LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES.—If a financial institution
24 or any director, officer, employee, or agent of a fi-
25 nancial institution reports a suspicious transaction


1 pursuant to this subsection, and the reason for the
2 report relates to a marijuana-related business, the
3 Secretary shall require that such report complies
4 with the requirements of the guidance issued by the
5 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network titled ‘BSA
6 Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Busi-
7 nesses’ (FIN–2014–G001; published on February
8 14, 2014).’’.
9 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
10 tion requires a depository institution to provide financial
11 services to a marijuana-related legitimate business.
12 SEC. 7. RESEARCH. = BIG PHARMA CAN MAKE DRUGS WITH THE HEMP AND SELL IT TO YOU
13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary for Health
15 and Human Services shall terminate the Public Health
16 Service interdisciplinary review process described in the
17 guidance entitled ‘‘Guidance on Procedures for the Provi-
18 sion of Marijuana for Medical Research’’ (issued on May
19 21, 1999).
20 (b) LICENSES FOR MARIJUANA RESEARCH .—Not
21 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,
22 the Attorney General, acting through the Drug Enforce-
23 ment Administration, shall issue not less than 3 licenses
24 under section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
25 U.S.C. 823) to manufacture marijuana and marijuana-de-


1 rivatives for research approved by the Food and Drug Ad-
2 ministration.
3 SEC. 8. PROVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
4 FAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF REC-
5 OMMENDATIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING
6 VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN STATE MARI-
7 JUANA PROGRAMS. =

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
9 retary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and
10 other health care providers employed by the Department
11 of Veterans Affairs to—
12 (1) provide recommendations and opinions to
13 veterans who are residents of States with State
14 marijuana programs regarding the participation of
15 veterans in such State marijuana programs; and
16 (2) complete forms reflecting such recommenda-
17 tions and opinions.

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Active member
Veteran
Here's the 'pat answer" from the one representing our area in CO. Clicked on the NORML link you provided, entered info for our represntatives.

Carefully evaded anything concerning MMJ Bill nationwide.

Here's his response [Cory Gardner (R)...very conservative politician] :



Dear Mr. and Mrs. _____________,

Thank you for contacting me regarding marijuana. I appreciate you taking the time to write. It is an honor to serve you in the United States Senate and I hope you will continue to write with your thoughts and ideas on moving our country forward.

On November 6, 2012, Colorado voters passed an amendment to the Colorado Constitution which legalized marijuana for personal use by adults over the age of 21. Apart from the legalization of marijuana, Amendment 64 also allows persons over the age of 21 to produce, grow, and sell marijuana at retail stores. Further, the Colorado General Assembly and the Governor's Office are tasked with implementing regulations, restrictions, and taxes regarding the sale and usage of marijuana.

There have been legislative proposals that seek to exempt Colorado from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CS A) when it comes to marijuana. The CSA, passed by Congress in 1970, lists marijuana as a Schedule I substance, making it illegal to possess, distribute or manufacture marijuana.

Our founders intended for states to be laboratories of democracy and Colorado is deep in the heart of the laboratory. As proposals surrounding the legalization of marijuana continue, rest assured I am monitoring the situation closely and will keep your thoughts in mind.

Again, thank you for contacting me, and do not hesitate to do so again when an issue is important to you.

Sincerely,


You'll notice he did not address the issue at hand.

Of course not. His bosses haven't told him what to say so he avoids the question. He's a product of the right wing political clone factory.

He'll follow the party line, trust me.

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