HR 3829 United States House · 118th Congress

Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2023

HR 3829, the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2023, makes it easier for universities in states where marijuana is legal to conduct research. It prioritizes research license applications from colleges and universities, allows them to obtain marijuana from state or tribal regulators for medical, agricultural, or public health studies, and protects students and researchers from losing federal aid or facing immigration issues due to their participation. The bill also creates new $15 million annual grant programs through the NIH (for medical research) and USDA (for agricultural research), requiring reports on licensing and streamlining the process for academic marijuana studies. It directly affects institutions of higher education in states with legal marijuana markets, enabling them to study marijuana’s medical benefits and agricultural impacts without federal restrictions on their research activities.

Sub-Topics: Public Health

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jun 2023

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Introduced Jun 5, 2023 Last action Jul 10, 2023

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Jul 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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Jun 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Jun 5, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jun 5, 2023

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors