HR 4825 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

MEDS Act

Introduced 2018-01-18· Sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.(2018-01-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 or the MEDS Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.…

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Cosponsors (15)

9 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]UT
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]NV
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]CA
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]GA
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA