The Steve McWilliams Truth in Trials Act (H.R. 4272/Farr) would have amended the
Controlled Substances Act to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in
accordance with the laws of the various states. First introduced in the 108th Congress, this version
of the bill was named for a Californian who took his own life while awaiting federal sentencing
for marijuana trafficking. At his trial, the jurors were not informed that he was actually providing
marijuana to seriously ill patients in San Diego in compliance with state law. The bill also would
have limited the authority of federal agents to seize marijuana authorized for medical use under
state law and would have provided for the retention and return of seized plants pending resolution
of a case involving medical marijuana.
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