H.R. 2618 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S.
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) on November 10, 1995. When the bill
died at the end of the 104th Congress (in December 1996), it had the following
18 co-sponsors.
11/17/95 ... U.S. Rep. Anthony Beilenson .. D-California
03/27/96 ... U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray ...... R-California
04/15/96 ... U.S. Rep. George Brown ....... D-California
03/19/96 ... U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell ....... R-California
02/13/96 ... U.S. Rep. John Conyers ....... D-Michigan
12/11/95 ... U.S. Rep. Ron Dellums ........ D-California
06/27/96 ... U.S. Rep. Julian Dixon ....... D-California
09/09/96 ... U.S. Rep. Sam Farr ........... D-California
02/27/96 ... U.S. Rep. Steven Gunderson ... R-Wisconsin
11/10/95 ... U.S. Rep. Harry Johnston ..... D-Florida
02/27/96 ... U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy ..... D-Massachusetts
03/19/96 ... U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren ........ D-California
12/14/95 ... U.S. Rep. John Olver ......... D-Massachusetts
11/10/95 ... U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi ....... D-California
04/15/96 ... U.S. Rep. Bernard Sanders .... I-Vermont
01/17/96 ... U.S. Rep. Pete Stark ......... D-California
11/16/95 ... U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds ....... D-Massachusetts
01/03/96 ... U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey ....... D-California
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-New York) signed on to H.R. 2618 on May
7, 1996, but withdrew on June 18, 1996.
A new federal medicinal marijuana
bill was introduced by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank on June 4, 1997.