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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-760 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF FUNDS UNDER THE VIOLENT OFFENDER INCARCERATION AND TRUTH- IN^ENTENCING GRANTS PROGRAM. Section 20105(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows: 42 USC 13705. "(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. — "(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. —To be eligible to receive a grant under section 20103 or section 20104, a' State shall— "(A) provide assurances to the Attorney General that the State has implemented or will implement not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, policies that provide for the recognition of the rights of crime victims; and "(B) subject to the limitation of paragraph (2), no later than September 1, 2000, consider a program of drug testing and intervention for appropriate categories of convicted offenders during periods of incarceration and post-incarceration and criminal justice supervision, with sanctions including denial or revocation of release for positive drug tests, consistent with guidelines issued by the Attorney General. "(2) USE OF FUNDS. —Beginning in fiscal year 1999, not more than 10 percent of the funds provided under section 20103 or section 20104 of this subtitle may be applied to the cost of offender drug testing and intervention programs during periods of incarceration and post-incarceration criminal justice supervision, consistent with guidelines issued by the Attorney General. Further, such funds may be used by the States to pay the costs of providing to the Attorney General a baseline study on their prison dbrug abuse problem. Such studies shall be consistent with guidelines issued by the Attorney General.". DIVISION F—NOT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA FOR MEDICINAL USE Itis the sense of the Congress that— (1) certain drugs are listed on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act if they have a high potential for abuse, lack any currently accepted medical use in treatment, and are unsafe, even under medical supervision; (2) the consequences of illegal use of Schedule I drugs are well documented, particularly with regard to physical health, highway safety, and criminal activity; (3) pursuant to section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act, it is illegal to manufacture, distribute, or dispense marijuana, heroin, LSD, and more than 100 other Schedule I drugs; (4) pursuant to section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, before any drug can be approved as a medication in the United States, it must meet extensive scientific and medical standards established by the Food and Drug Administration to ensure it is safe and effective; (5) marijuana and other Schedule I drugs have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat any disease or condition; (6) the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act already prohibits the sale of any unapproved drug, including marijuana, that

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