House Resolution 1227, "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017", is a U.S. United States House resolution introduced during the

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. It would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act Schedule I, and eliminate Federal restrictions on

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possession and sale, other than interstate transfers. It was initially sponsored by Thomas Garrett Jr., a Virginia Republican, and cosponsored by Scott Taylor, also a Virginia Republican, and

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, a Hawaii Democrat. It is reintroduced legislation from 2015, when it was known as S. 2237. Other Representatives who joined as cosponsors included

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, a Michigan Republican. On

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, 2017, activists from D.C. Cannabis Campaign distributed 1,227

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made from of cannabis to members of congress to urge consideration of the bill.

References

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External links

House Resolution 1227
at official Congress.gov
House Resolution 1227 tracker
at GovTrack 2017 cannabis law reform Proposed legislation of the 115th United States Congress Controlled Substances Act