PREPARE Act of 2025

This bill creates a national commission to map out how the federal government could regulate cannabis, similar to how alcohol is regulated and with respect for the roles of States and Tribal governments. It prepares for a possible end to the federal marijuana ban and asks the commission to study real‑world problems: harm from past cannabis laws, limited access to banking for cannabis entrepreneurs, roadblocks to medical research and training, unclear product safety and labels, youth protection, fair tax and revenue systems, and guidance for farming and trade, including how hemp and cannabis can coexist.

The Attorney General must set up the commission within 30 days. The commission must ask for public input within 60 days, hold a public hearing within 180 days that includes industry voices and people with past non‑violent cannabis convictions, post initial recommendations within 120 days, take more comments, and publish final recommendations within one year. It meets regularly and can only advise; it cannot make rules. Members include experts, federal agency leaders, and people directly affected by cannabis laws.

• Who is affected: People and communities harmed by past cannabis laws (especially minority, low‑income, and veteran communities), patients, cannabis entrepreneurs and their industries, States and Tribal governments, and federal and State regulators.
• What changes: A new commission studies problems and recommends fixes on research, youth safety, product rules and labels, banking access, taxes and revenue, farming and trade, and hemp–cannabis coexistence. It does not change laws on its own.
• When: Commission created within 30 days; public input by 60 days; hearing by 180 days; initial recommendations by 120 days; final report within one year.