S. 1333: Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015

Plain summary

Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants: (1) from the definition of "marihuana," and (2) from treatment as a controlled substance under such Act. Defines: (1) "cannabidiol-rich plant" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis; (2) "cannabidiol" to mean the substance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol-rich plant; and (3) "tetrahydrocannabinol concentration" to mean the percent of the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content per dry weight of any part of the plant Cannabis sativa L. or per volume of weight of marihuana product, or the combined percent of the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the plant Cannabis sativa L., regardless of moisture content. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution of marihuana in a state in which such activities are legal under state law.

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Official text

Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · 13 cosponsors

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Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1333.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1333 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114