Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2017”.
Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law.
Sec. 2 In general
Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 903) is amended—
by striking “No provision” and inserting “(a) In general.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Special rule regarding State marihuana laws—In the case of any State law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of this title shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of State law on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this title be construed as preempting any such State law.”