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(Original Signature of Member)

H. R. ll
115TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the

Controlled Substances Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. GAETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
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A BILL
To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule
III of the Controlled Substances Act.

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. RESCHEDULING OF MARIJUANA.

4 Notwithstanding section 201 and subsections (a) and

5 (b) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
6 U.S.C. 811, 812) respecting the scheduling of controlled
7 substances, the Attorney General of the United States
8 shall, by order not later than 60 days after the date of
9 enactment of this section, transfer marijuana (for pur-

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1 poses of this Act given the same meaning given the term
2 marihuana in section 102 of such Act) from schedule
3 I of such Act to schedule III of such Act.

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