H.R. 1841: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

Plain summary

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Marijuana is exempted from the CSA except as provided in this bill. The definition of "felony drug offense" does not include conduct related to marijuana. Marijuana is not included in the provisions setting forth penalties applicable to prohibited conduct under the CSA. It shall be unlawful to ship or transport marijuana from any place outside a jurisdiction of the United States into such a jurisdiction in which its possession, use, or sale is prohibited. The bill eliminates marijuana from regulation under various federal laws including the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, the federal Wiretap Act, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998. Further, it subjects marijuana to the provisions that apply to: (1) intoxicating liquors under the Original Packages Act, the Webb-Kenyon Act, and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; and (2) distilled spirits under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. The Food and Drug Administration shall have the same authorities with respect to marijuana as it has for alcohol. Functions of the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration relating to marijuana enforcement shall be transferred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The ATF is renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau.

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Official text

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 26 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1841.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1841 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115