1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2023 . 2. Marijuana for research purposes (a) Priority factors Section 303(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding the following: (7) whether the applicant is an institution of higher education or a State or local government entity. . (b) Report on certain licenses (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, acting through the Drug Enforcement Administration, shall submit a report to Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, including— (A) the number of applications for licenses under section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823 ) it has received for the previous year, disaggregated by whether the applicant was a private entity, an institution of higher education, or a State or local government entity; (B) the status of each application received in the previous year