---
title: "Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act"
identifier: "117-S-253"
congress: 117
bill_number: 253
bill_type: "S"
version_code: "es"
version_type: "Engrossed in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/s/253"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/253"
other_versions:
  - { code: "is", type: "Introduced in Senate", date: "2021-02-04", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/s/253/text.md?version=is" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T00:43:43.452Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

[Read Section 1 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/1-section-one.md)

## SEC. 2 Definitions.

[Read Section 2 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/2.md)

# TITLE I — Registrations for marihuana research

## SEC. 101 Marihuana research applications.

[Read Section 101 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TI-101.md)

## SEC. 102 Research protocols.

[Read Section 102 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TI-102.md)

## SEC. 103 Applications to manufacture marihuana for research.

[Read Section 103 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TI-103.md)

## SEC. 104 Adequate and uninterrupted supply.

[Read Section 104 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TI-104.md)

## SEC. 105 Security requirements.

[Read Section 105 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TI-105.md)

## SEC. 106 Prohibition against reinstating interdisciplinary review process for non-NIH-funded researchers.

[Read Section 106 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TI-106.md)

# TITLE II — Development of FDA-approved drugs using cannabidiol and marihuana

## SEC. 201 Medical research on cannabidiol.

[Read Section 201 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TII-201.md)

## SEC. 202 Registration for the commercial production and distribution of Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs.

[Read Section 202 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TII-202.md)

## SEC. 203 Importation of cannabidiol for research purposes.

[Read Section 203 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TII-203.md)

# TITLE III — Doctor-patient relationship

## SEC. 301 Doctor-patient relationship.

[Read Section 301 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TIII-301.md)

# TITLE IV — Federal research

## SEC. 401 Federal research.

[Read Section 401 →](/congresses/117/bills/s/253/sections/TIV-401.md)