Advance legislation to eliminate barriers to academic cannabis research and protect universities and researchers studying marijuana.

yesterday introduced the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act to eliminate barriers to the academic research of cannabis, protect universities and researchers, and promote the responsible study of marijuana.

Titus announced and backed the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act to remove federal barriers to cannabis research and protect researchers and universities.

Reps. Titus, Omar Introduce the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act | U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
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Within the lookback window, the article listed the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2026, H.R. 8394, as an active cannabis bill and stated that none of the current-session cannabis bills had been enacted. It described H.R. 8394 as protecting students, researchers, and institutions from losing federal benefits or funding for approved research.

Recent reporting indicates the bill remained active but not enacted as of May 18, 2026, so the policy change itself was still unresolved even after Titus advanced the legislation.

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U.S. Congress: Every Cannabis Bill Under Consideration in 2026, From Nationwide Descheduling to Hemp Regulation
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8394, the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2026, with the full title "To streamline the process for institutions of higher education to research marijuana." It identifies Dina Titus as sponsor, Ilhan Omar as cosponsor, and the action as introduction and referral to four House committees on April 20, 2026.

Titus formally introduced the current-session bill matching the commitment, but the official action was referral, not enactment.

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H.R. 8394 (IH) - Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2026
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Titus's official House release says Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Dina Titus and Ilhan Omar introduced the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act to eliminate barriers to academic cannabis research, protect universities and researchers, and promote responsible study of marijuana.

The official member statement directly matches the promise language and confirms Titus took the concrete legislative action of introducing the bill.

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Reps. Titus, Omar Introduce the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act | U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 3829 as sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus, introduced June 5, 2023, and referred to House committees. The CRS summary says the bill would support marijuana research by institutions of higher education, prioritize those institutions for DEA licenses, allow state or tribal sourcing for research, protect federal funds, and create NIH and USDA grant programs.

Titus previously introduced substantially similar academic cannabis research legislation in the 118th Congress, but it remained at referral/subcommittee stages.

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H.R. 3829 - Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2023: All Information
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The introduced text allowed institutions of higher education in legal states or tribal lands to obtain marijuana for biological, chemical, agricultural, or public health research. It also said students, covered researchers, and institutions would not lose federal aid or funding because of participation in covered marijuana research.

The 2023 Titus bill contained the promised substantive protections for universities, students, and researchers studying marijuana.

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H.R. 3829 - Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2023 Introduced Text
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GovInfo records Public Law 117-215, the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, approved December 2, 2022. Its full title was an act to expand research on cannabidiol and marijuana, and Congress.gov's CRS summary says it created a separate registration process to facilitate marijuana research.

A narrower federal cannabis research law was enacted, partially addressing research barriers but not fully providing the university-focused protections in Titus's Higher Education Marijuana Research Act.

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Public Law 117-215 - Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 392 on H.R. 8454, the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, as passed 325-95 on July 26, 2022. The vote table lists Dina Titus, Democrat of Nevada, voting Yea.

Titus supported the enacted federal cannabis research bill that partially reduced research barriers.

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Office of the Clerk Roll Call 392, H.R. 8454
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Titus's official release says she and Ilhan Omar introduced the Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 to remove restrictions that prevent ONDCP from spending on or sponsoring research related to medical or recreational use of Schedule I substances, including cannabis policy research.

Titus also advanced broader legislation to remove federal research restrictions around cannabis, though this was not the same university-protection bill and does not show enactment.

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Reps. Titus, Omar Introduce Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act
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