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On the recordMay 20, 2019
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1552 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act''. SEC. 2. DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA. (a) Marihuana Removed From Schedule of Controlled Substances.--Subsection (c) of schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended-- (1) by striking ``marihuana''; and (2) by striking ``tetrahydrocannabinols''. (b) Removal of Prohibition on Import and Export.--Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; (B) by striking subparagraph (G); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G); (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; (B) by striking subparagraph (G); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G); (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''; (4) by striking paragraph (4); and (5) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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