STATES 2.0 Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2934 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2934 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marijuana, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2025 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Miller of Ohio, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marijuana, and for other purposes. 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 ``Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States 2.0 Act'' or the ``STATES 2.0 Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) States have vastly different visions for the role of legal cannabis in their cities and counties. Some wish to see a complete prohibition, while others believe cannabis should be treated like alcohol. States should be empowered to determine their own destiny for the cannabis markets. They should be able to enact time, place, and manner restrictions that help to aid small and craft businesses, impose regulations for health and safety, keep cannabis businesses away from schools, and generally fit with the character and values of the community. (2) While States have the power to determine what happens within their own