# 115-hr-4815: Marijuana Justice Act of 2018

115-hr-4815, Marijuana Justice Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4815
- Congress: 115
- Title: Marijuana Justice Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2018-01-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Marijuana Justice Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act: to remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I; and to eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. It prohibits and reduces certain federal funds for a state without a statute legalizing marijuana, if the Bureau of Justice Assistance determines that such a state has a disproportionate arrest rate or disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses. The bill directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession. Finally, it establishes in the Treasury the Community Reinvestment Fund. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs.

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2018-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4815 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4815)

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