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Union Calendar No. 497 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3884 

[Report No. 116–604, Part I] 

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in 

certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide 

for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2019 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

JEFFRIES, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, 

Mr. CORREA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. JACKSON

LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 

EVANS, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. WATERS, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 

Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and 

Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. SCANLON, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. HECK, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. DANNY K. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. LEVIN

of Michigan, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BEYER, Ms. 

FUDGE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 

FOSTER, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. MENG, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. 

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sylvania, Ms. CRAIG, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. PORTER, Ms. CLARK of 

Massachusetts, Ms. OMAR, Mr. WELCH, Mr. COX of California, Ms. 

SPEIER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Mrs. HAYES, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. CAROLYN

B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CRIST, 

Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mrs. 

TORRES of California, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. BROWNLEY of 

California, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CROW, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

AGUILAR, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 

Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, 

Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Oversight and 

Reform discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2019] 

A BILL 

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for 

reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by 

the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain 

cannabis offenses, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marijuana Opportunity 

5 Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019’’ or the 

6 ‘‘MORE Act of 2019’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 The Congress finds as follows: 

9 (1) The communities that have been most 

10 harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting the 

11 least from the legal marijuana marketplace. 

12 (2) A legacy of racial and ethnic injustices, com13 pounded by the disproportionate collateral con14 sequences of 80 years of cannabis prohibition enforce15 ment, now limits participation in the industry. 

16 (3) 33 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 

17 Rico, and Guam have adopted laws allowing legal ac18 cess to cannabis, and 11 States, the District of Co19 lumbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar20 iana Islands have adopted laws legalizing cannabis 

21 for adult recreational use. 

22 (4) A total of 47 States have reformed their laws 

23 pertaining to cannabis despite the Schedule I status 

24 of marijuana and its Federal criminalization. 


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1 (5) Legal cannabis sales totaled $9.5 billion in 

2 2017 and are projected to reach $23 billion by 2022. 

3 (6) According to the American Civil Liberties 

4 Union (ACLU), enforcing cannabis prohibition laws 

5 costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 billion a year. 

6 (7) The continued enforcement of cannabis prohi7 bition laws results in over 600,000 arrests annually, 

8 disproportionately impacting people of color who are 

9 almost 4 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis 

10 possession than their White counterparts, despite 

11 equal rates of use across populations. 

12 (8) People of color have been historically targeted 

13 by discriminatory sentencing practices resulting in 

14 Black men receiving drug sentences that are 13.1 per15 cent longer than sentences imposed for White men and 

16 Latinos being nearly 6.5 times more likely to receive 

17 a Federal sentence for cannabis possession than non18 Hispanic Whites. 

19 (9) In 2013, simple cannabis possession was the 

20 fourth most common cause of deportation for any of21 fense and the most common cause of deportation for 

22 drug law violations. 

23 (10) Fewer than one-fifth of cannabis business 

24 owners identify as minorities and only approximately 

25 4 percent are black. 


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1 (11) Applicants for cannabis licenses are limited 

2 by numerous laws, regulations, and exorbitant permit 

3 applications, licensing fees, and costs in these States, 

4 which can require more than $700,000. 

5 (12) Historically disproportionate arrest and 

6 conviction rates make it particularly difficult for peo7 ple of color to enter the legal cannabis marketplace, 

8 as most States bar these individuals from partici9 pating. 

10 (13) Federal law severely limits access to loans 

11 and capital for cannabis businesses, disproportion12 ately impacting minority small business owners. 

13 (14) Some States and municipalities have taken 

14 proactive steps to mitigate inequalities in the legal 

15 cannabis marketplace and ensure equal participation 

16 in the industry. 

17 SEC. 3. DECRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS. 

18 (a) CANNABIS REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CON19 TROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 

20 (1) REMOVAL IN STATUTE.—Subsection (c) of 

21 schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Sub22 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘(10) Marihuana.’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘(17) 

25 Tetrahydrocannabinols, except for 


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1 tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined in 

2 section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

3 of 1946).’’. 

4 (2) REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE.—Not later than 

5 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

6 the Attorney General shall finalize a rulemaking 

7 under section 201(a)(2) removing marihuana and 

8 tetrahydrocannabinols from the schedules of controlled 

9 substances. Marihuana and tetrahydrocannabinols 

10 shall each be deemed to be a drug or other substance 

11 that does not meet the requirements for inclusion in 

12 any schedule. A rulemaking under this paragraph 

13 shall be considered to have taken effect as of the date 

14 of enactment of this Act for purposes of any offense 

15 committed, case pending, conviction entered, and, in 

16 the case of a juvenile, any offense committed, case 

17 pending, and adjudication of juvenile delinquency en18 tered before, on, or after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CONTROLLED SUB21 STANCES ACT.—The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

22 801 et seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 102(44) (21 U.S.C. 802(44)), by 

24 striking ‘‘marihuana,’’; 

25 (2) in section 401(b) (21 U.S.C. 841(b))— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

3 (I) in clause (vi), by inserting 

4 ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

5 (II) by striking clause (vii); and 

6 (III) by redesignating clause 

7 (viii) as clause (vii); 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

9 (I) in clause (vi), by inserting 

10 ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

11 (II) by striking clause (vii); and 

12 (III) by redesignating clause 

13 (viii) as clause (vii); 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (C), in the first 

15 sentence, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A), 

16 (B), and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara17 graphs (A) and (B)’’; 

18 (iv) by striking subparagraph (D); 

19 (v) by redesignating subparagraph (E) 

20 as subparagraph (D); and 

21 (vi) in subparagraph (D)(i), as so re22 designated, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (C) 

23 and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

24 (C)’’; 

25 (B) by striking paragraph (4); and 


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1 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), 

2 and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec3 tively; 

4 (3) in section 402(c)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 

5 842(c)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘, marihuana,’’; 

6 (4) in section 403(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 843(d)(1)), 

7 by striking ‘‘, marihuana,’’; 

8 (5) in section 418(a) (21 U.S.C. 859(a)), by 

9 striking the last sentence; 

10 (6) in section 419(a) (21 U.S.C. 860(a)), by 

11 striking the last sentence; 

12 (7) in section 422(d) (21 U.S.C. 863(d))— 

13 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

14 by striking ‘‘marijuana,’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, such as 

16 a marihuana cigarette,’’; and 

17 (8) in section 516(d) (21 U.S.C. 886(d)), by 

18 striking ‘‘section 401(b)(6)’’ each place the term ap19 pears and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(5)’’. 

20 (c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM DRUG CONTROL

22 ACT OF 1986.—The National Forest System Drug Con23 trol Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b et seq.) is amend24 ed— 


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1 (A) in section 15002(a) (16 U.S.C. 559b(a)) 

2 by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’; 

3 (B) in section 15003(2) (16 U.S.C. 559c(2)) 

4 by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’; and 

5 (C) in section 15004(2) (16 U.S.C. 559d(2)) 

6 by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’. 

7 (2) INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS.—Sec8 tion 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) in subsection (1)(e), by striking ‘‘mari11 huana,’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (2) by striking ‘‘mari13 huana’’. 

14 (d) RETROACTIVITY.—The amendments made by this 

15 section to the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 

16 seq.) are retroactive and shall apply to any offense com17 mitted, case pending, conviction entered, and, in the case 

18 of a juvenile, any offense committed, case pending, or adju19 dication of juvenile delinquency entered before, on, or after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 4. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF CANNABIS BUSINESS OWN22 ERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 

24 shall regularly compile, maintain, and make public data 

25 on the demographics of— 


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1 (1) individuals who are business owners in the 

2 cannabis industry; and 

3 (2) individuals who are employed in the can4 nabis industry. 

5 (b) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—The data collected under 

6 subsection (a) shall include data regarding— 

7 (1) age; 

8 (2) certifications and licenses; 

9 (3) disability status; 

10 (4) educational attainment; 

11 (5) family and marital status; 

12 (6) nativity; 

13 (7) race and Hispanic ethnicity; 

14 (8) school enrollment; 

15 (9) veteran status; and 

16 (10) sex. 

17 (c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The name, address, and other 

18 identifying information of individuals employed in the can19 nabis industry shall be kept confidential by the Bureau and 

20 not be made available to the public. 

21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) CANNABIS.—The term ‘‘cannabis’’ means ei23 ther marijuana or cannabis as defined under the 

24 State law authorizing the sale or use of cannabis in 

25 which the individual or entity is located. 


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1 (2) CANNABIS INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘cannabis 

2 industry’’ means an individual or entity that is li3 censed or permitted under a State or local law to en4 gage in commercial cannabis-related activity. 

5 (3) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means an indi6 vidual or entity that is defined as an owner under the 

7 State or local law where the individual or business is 

8 licensed or permitted. 

9 SEC. 5. CREATION OF OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND AND IM10 POSITION OF TAX ON CANNABIS PRODUCTS. 

11 (a) TRUST FUND.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter A of chapter 

13 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

14 by adding at the end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 9512. OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND. 

16 ‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is established 

17 in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be 

18 known as the ‘Opportunity Trust Fund’ (referred to in this 

19 section as the ‘Trust Fund’), consisting of such amounts as 

20 may be appropriated or credited to such fund as provided 

21 in this section or section 9602(b). 

22 ‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are hereby 

23 appropriated to the Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the 

24 net revenues received in the Treasury from the tax imposed 

25 by section 5701(h). 


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1 ‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Trust Fund 

2 shall be available, without further appropriation, only as 

3 follows: 

4 ‘‘(1) 50 percent to the Attorney General to carry 

5 out section 3052(a) of part OO of the Omnibus Crime 

6 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 

7 ‘‘(2) 10 percent to the Attorney General to carry 

8 out section 3052(b) of part OO of the Omnibus Crime 

9 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 

10 ‘‘(3) 20 percent to the Administrator of the 

11 Small Business Administration to carry out section 

12 6(b)(1) of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment 

13 and Expungement Act of 2019. 

14 ‘‘(4) 20 percent to the Administrator of the 

15 Small Business Administration to carry out section 

16 6(b)(2) of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment 

17 and Expungement Act of 2019.’’. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec19 tions for subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9512. Opportunity trust fund.’’. 

21 (b) IMPOSITION OF TAX.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5701 of the Internal 

23 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating 

24 subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after 

25 subsection (g) the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(h) CANNABIS PRODUCTS.—On cannabis products, 

2 manufactured in or imported into the United States, there 

3 shall be imposed a tax equal to 5 percent of the price for 

4 which sold.’’. 

5 (2) CANNABIS PRODUCT DEFINED.—Section 5702 

6 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(q) CANNABIS PRODUCT.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), the term ‘cannabis product’ means any 

11 cannabis or any article which contains cannabis or 

12 any derivative thereof. 

13 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘cannabis product’ 

14 shall not include any medicine or drug that is a pre15 scribed drug (as such term is defined in section 

16 213(d)(3)). 

17 ‘‘(3) CANNABIS.—The term ‘cannabis’— 

18 ‘‘(A) means all parts of the plant Cannabis 

19 sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds 

20 thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such 

21 plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, 

22 derivative, mixture, or preparation of such 

23 plant, its seeds or resin; and 

24 ‘‘(B) does not include— 


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1 ‘‘(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A 

2 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(ii) the mature stalks of such plant, 

5 fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake 

6 made from the seeds of such plant, any 

7 other compound, manufacture, salt, deriva8 tive, mixture, or preparation of such ma9 ture stalks (except the resin extracted there10 from), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized 

11 seed of such plant which is incapable of ger12 mination.’’. 

13 (3) CANNABIS PRODUCTS TREATED AS TOBACCO

14 PRODUCTS.—Section 5702(c) of such Code is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘and roll-your-own tobacco’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘roll-your-own tobacco, and cannabis products’’. 

17 (4) MANUFACTURER OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS

18 TREATED AS MANUFACTURER OF TOBACCO PROD19 UCTS.—Section 5702 of such Code is amended by 

20 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(r) MANUFACTURER OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who plants, cul23 tivates, harvests, produces, manufactures, compounds, 

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1 cannabis products (and as manufacturing such can2 nabis product). 

3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

4 apply with respect to any cannabis product which is 

5 for such person’s own personal consumption or use. 

6 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF RULES RELATED TO MANU7 FACTURERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.—Any reference 

8 to a manufacturer of tobacco products, or to manufac9 turing tobacco products, shall be treated as including 

10 a reference to a manufacturer of cannabis products, 

11 or to manufacturing cannabis products, respec12 tively.’’. 

13 (5) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES FOR DE14 TERMINING PRICE.—Section 5702(l) of such Code is 

15 amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘section 5701(a)(2)’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(2) and (h) of section 

18 5701’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘AND CANNABIS PROD20 UCTS’’ after ‘‘CIGARS’’ in the heading thereof. 

21 (6) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5702(j) 

22 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a cannabis prod24 uct, the previous sentence shall be applied by sub25 stituting ‘from a facility of a manufacturer required 


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1 to file a bond under section 5711’ for ‘from the fac2 tory or from internal revenue bond under section 

3 5704’.’’. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

6 in this subsection, the amendments made by this sec7 tion shall apply to articles manufactured or imported 

8 in calendar quarters beginning more than one year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 (2) TRUST FUND.—The amendments made by 

11 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the en12 actment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 6. OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND PROGRAMS. 

14 (a) CANNABIS JUSTICE OFFICE; COMMUNITY REIN15 VESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) CANNABIS JUSTICE OFFICE.—Part A of title 

17 I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

18 of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by in19 serting after section 109 the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 110. CANNABIS JUSTICE OFFICE. 

21 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

22 the Office of Justice Programs a Cannabis Justice Office. 

23 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Cannabis Justice Office shall be 

24 headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Assist25 ant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. 


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1 The Director shall report to the Assistant Attorney General 

2 for the Office of Justice Programs. The Director shall award 

3 grants and may enter into compacts, cooperative agree4 ments, and contracts on behalf of the Cannabis Justice Of5 fice. The Director may not engage in any employment other 

6 than that of serving as the Director, nor may the Director 

7 hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organiza8 tion, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any 

9 contract or other arrangement. 

10 ‘‘(c) EMPLOYEES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall employ as 

12 many full-time employees as are needed to carry out 

13 the duties and functions of the Cannabis Justice Of14 fice under subsection (d). Such employees shall be ex15 clusively assigned to the Cannabis Justice Office. 

16 ‘‘(2) INITIAL HIRES.—Not later than 6 months 

17 after the date of enactment of this section, the Direc18 tor shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) hire no less than one-third of the total 

20 number of employees of the Cannabis Justice Of21 fice; and 

22 ‘‘(B) no more than one-half of the employees 

23 assigned to the Cannabis Justice Office by term 

24 appointment that may after 2 years be converted 

25 to career appointment. 


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1 ‘‘(3) LEGAL COUNSEL.—At least one employee 

2 hired for the Cannabis Justice Office shall serve as 

3 legal counsel to the Director and shall provide counsel 

4 to the Cannabis Justice Office. 

5 ‘‘(d) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS.—The Cannabis Justice 

6 Office is authorized to— 

7 ‘‘(1) administer the Community Reinvestment 

8 Grant Program; and 

9 ‘‘(2) perform such other functions as the Assist10 ant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Pro11 grams may delegate, that are consistent with the stat12 utory obligations of this section.’’. 

13 (2) COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GRANT PRO14 GRAM.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

15 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. et seq.) is amend16 ed by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘PART OO—COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GRANT 

18 PROGRAM 

19 ‘‘SEC. 3052. AUTHORIZATION. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Cannabis Jus21 tice Office shall establish and carry out a grant program, 

22 known as the ‘Community Reinvestment Grant Program’, 

23 to provide eligible entities with funds to administer services 

24 for individuals most adversely impacted by the War on 

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1 ‘‘(1) job training; 

2 ‘‘(2) reentry services; 

3 ‘‘(3) legal aid for civil and criminal cases, in4 cluding expungement of cannabis convictions; 

5 ‘‘(4) literacy programs; 

6 ‘‘(5) youth recreation or mentoring programs; 

7 ‘‘(6) health education programs; and 

8 ‘‘(7) services to address any collateral con9 sequences that individuals or communities face as a 

10 result of the War on Drugs. 

11 ‘‘(b) SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES.—The 

12 Community Reinvestment Grant Program established in 

13 subsection (a) shall provide eligible entities with funds to 

14 administer substance use treatment services for individuals 

15 most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 3053. FUNDING FROM OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND. 

17 ‘‘The Director shall carry out the program under this 

18 part using funds made available under section 9512(c)(1) 

19 and (2) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 3054. DEFINITIONS. 

21 ‘‘In this part: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘cannabis conviction’ means a 

23 conviction, or adjudication of juvenile delinquency, 

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1 tion 13 of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment 

2 and Expungement Act of 2019). 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘substance use treatment’ means 

4 an evidence-based, professionally directed, deliberate, 

5 and planned regimen including evaluation, observa6 tion, medical monitoring, harm reduction, and reha7 bilitative services and interventions such as 

8 pharmacotherapy, mental health services, and indi9 vidual and group counseling, on an inpatient or out10 patient basis, to help patients with substance use dis11 order reach remission and maintain recovery. 

12 ‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a nonprofit 

13 organization, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the 

14 Internal Revenue Code, that is representative of a 

15 community or a significant segment of a community 

16 with experience in providing relevant services to indi17 viduals most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs 

18 in that community. 

19 ‘‘(4) The term ‘individuals most adversely im20 pacted by the War on Drugs’ has the meaning given 

21 that term in section 6 of the Marijuana Opportunity 

22 Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019.’’. 

23 (b) CANNABIS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM; EQUITABLE

24 LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.— 


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1 (1) CANNABIS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.—The Ad2 ministrator of the Small Business Administration 

3 shall establish and carry out a program, to be known 

4 as the ‘‘Cannabis Opportunity Program’’ to provide 

5 any eligible State or locality funds to make loans 

6 under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 

7 U.S.C. 363(m)) to assist small business concerns 

8 owned and controlled by socially and economically 

9 disadvantaged individuals, as defined in section 

10 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

11 637(d)(3)(C)) that operate in the cannabis industry. 

12 (2) EQUITABLE LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.— 

13 The Administrator of the Small Business Administra14 tion shall establish and carry out a grant program, 

15 to be known as the ‘‘Equitable Licensing Grant Pro16 gram’’, to provide any eligible State of locality funds 

17 to develop and implement equitable cannabis licens18 ing programs that minimize barriers to cannabis li19 censing and employment for individuals most ad20 versely impacted by the War on Drugs, provided that 

21 each grantee includes in its cannabis licensing pro22 gram at least four of the following: 

23 (A) A waiver of cannabis license applica24 tion fees for individuals who have had an income 

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1 for at least 5 of the past 10 years who are first2 time applicants. 

3 (B) A prohibition on the denial of a can4 nabis license based on a conviction for a can5 nabis offense that took place prior to State legal6 ization of cannabis or the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, as appropriate. 

8 (C) A prohibition on criminal conviction 

9 restrictions for licensing except with respect to a 

10 conviction related to owning and operating a 

11 business. 

12 (D) A prohibition on cannabis license hold13 ers engaging in suspicionless cannabis drug test14 ing of their prospective or current employees, ex15 cept with respect to drug testing for safety-sen16 sitive positions, as defined under the Omnibus 

17 Transportation Testing Act of 1991. 

18 (E) The establishment of a cannabis licens19 ing board that is reflective of the racial, ethnic, 

20 economic, and gender composition of the State or 

21 locality, to serve as an oversight body of the equi22 table licensing program. 

23 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 


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1 (A) The term ‘‘individual most adversely 

2 impacted by the War on Drugs’’ means an indi3 vidual— 

4 (i) who has had an income below 250 

5 percent of the Federal Poverty Level for at 

6 least 5 of the past 10 years; and 

7 (ii) has been arrested for or convicted 

8 of the sale, possession, use, manufacture, or 

9 cultivation of cannabis or a controlled sub10 stance (except for a conviction involving 

11 distribution to a minor), or whose parent, 

12 sibling, spouse, or child has been arrested 

13 for or convicted of such an offense. 

14 (B) The term ‘‘eligible State or locality’’ 

15 means a State or locality that has taken steps 

16 to— 

17 (i) create an automatic process, at no 

18 cost to the individual, for the expungement, 

19 destruction, or sealing of criminal records 

20 for cannabis offenses; and 

21 (ii) eliminate violations or other pen22 alties for persons under parole, probation, 

23 pre-trial, or other State or local criminal 

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1 (C) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the sev2 eral States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 

3 Rico, any territory or possession of the United 

4 States, and any Indian Tribe (as defined in sec5 tion 201 of Public Law 90–294 (25 U.S.C. 1301) 

6 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights 

7 Act of 1968’’)). 

8 SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA9 TION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO CAN10 NABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES 

11 AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CANNABIS-RELATED

13 LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Sec14 tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amend15 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(ff) CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES

17 AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—In this Act: 

18 ‘‘(1) CANNABIS.—The term ‘cannabis’— 

19 ‘‘(A) means all parts of the plant Cannabis 

20 sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds 

21 thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such 

22 plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, 

23 derivative, mixture, or preparation of such 

24 plant, its seeds or resin; and 

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1 ‘‘(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A 

2 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(ii) the mature stalks of such plant, 

5 fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake 

6 made from the seeds of such plant, any 

7 other compound, manufacture, salt, deriva8 tive, mixture, or preparation of such ma9 ture stalks (except the resin extracted there10 from), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized 

11 seed of such plant which is incapable of ger12 mination. 

13 ‘‘(2) CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSI14 NESS.—The term ‘cannabis-related legitimate busi15 ness’ means a manufacturer, producer, or any person 

16 or company that is a small business concern and 

17 that— 

18 ‘‘(A) engages in any activity described in 

19 subparagraph (B) pursuant to a law established 

20 by a State or a political subdivision of a State, 

21 as determined by such State or political sub-di22 vision; and 

23 ‘‘(B) participates in any business or orga24 nized activity that involves handling cannabis or 

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1 ducing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, 

2 displaying, dispensing, distributing, or pur3 chasing cannabis or cannabis products. 

4 ‘‘(3) SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘service pro5 vider’— 

6 ‘‘(A) means a business, organization, or 

7 other person that— 

8 ‘‘(i) sells goods or services to a can9 nabis-related legitimate business; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) provides any business services, in11 cluding the sale or lease of real or any other 

12 property, legal or other licensed services, or 

13 any other ancillary service, relating to can14 nabis; and 

15 ‘‘(B) does not include a business, organiza16 tion, or other person that participates in any 

17 business or organized activity that involves han18 dling cannabis or cannabis products, including 

19 cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling, 

20 transporting, displaying, dispensing, distrib21 uting, or purchasing cannabis or cannabis prod22 ucts.’’. 

23 (b) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—Sec24 tion 21(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is 

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1 ‘‘(9) SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITI2 MATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A 

3 small business development center may not decline to 

4 provide services to an otherwise eligible small business 

5 concern under this section solely because such concern 

6 is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service 

7 provider.’’. 

8 (c) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 29 of the 

9 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(p) SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE

12 BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A women’s busi13 ness center may not decline to provide services to an other14 wise eligible small business concern under this section solely 

15 because such concern is a cannabis-related legitimate busi16 ness or service provider.’’. 

17 (d) SCORE.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Busi18 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The head of the 

20 SCORE program established under this subparagraph may 

21 not decline to provide services to an otherwise eligible small 

22 business concern solely because such concern is a cannabis23 related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 


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1 (e) VETERAN BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS.—Sec2 tion 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

4 ‘‘(h) SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE

5 BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A Veteran Busi6 ness Outreach Center may not decline to provide services 

7 to an otherwise eligible small business concern under this 

8 section solely because such concern is a cannabis-related le9 gitimate business or service provider.’’. 

10 (f) 7(a) LOANS.—Section 7(a) of the Small Business 

11 Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

12 the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(36) LOANS TO CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE

14 BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The Admin15 istrator may not decline to provide a guarantee for 

16 a loan under this subsection to an otherwise eligible 

17 small business concern solely because such concern is 

18 a cannabis-related legitimate business or service pro19 vider.’’. 

20 (g) DISASTER LOANS.—Section 7(b) of the Small 

21 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting 

22 after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(16) ASSISTANCE TO CANNABIS-RELATED LE24 GITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.— 

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1 ance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible 

2 borrower solely because such borrower is a cannabis3 related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 

4 (h) MICROLOANS.—Section 7(m) of the Small Business 

5 Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(14) ASSISTANCE TO CANNABIS-RELATED LE8 GITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—An 

9 eligible intermediary may not decline to provide as10 sistance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible 

11 borrower solely because such borrower is a cannabis12 related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 

13 (i) STATE OR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

14 LOANS.—Title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 

15 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following new section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 511. LOANS TO CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE 

18 BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. 

19 ‘‘The Administrator may not decline to provide a 

20 guarantee for a loan under this title to an otherwise eligible 

21 State or local development company solely because such 

22 State or local development company provides financing to 

23 an entity that is a cannabis-related legitimate business or 

24 service provider (as defined in section 3(ff) of the Small 

25 Business Act).’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. NO DISCRIMINATION IN THE PROVISION OF A FED2 ERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE BASIS OF 

3 CANNABIS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—No person may be denied any Fed5 eral public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) 

6 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec7 onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c))) on the basis 

8 of any use or possession of cannabis, or on the basis of a 

9 conviction or adjudication of juvenile delinquency for a 

10 cannabis offense, by that person. 

11 (b) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Federal agencies may 

12 not use past or present cannabis or marijuana use as cri13 teria for granting, denying, or rescinding a security clear14 ance. 

15 SEC. 9. NO ADVERSE EFFECT FOR PURPOSES OF THE IMMI16 GRATION LAWS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the immigration 

18 laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigra19 tion and Nationality Act), cannabis may not be considered 

20 a controlled substance, and an alien may not be denied any 

21 benefit or protection under the immigration laws based on 

22 any event, including conduct, a finding, an admission, ad23 diction or abuse, an arrest, a juvenile adjudication, or a 

24 conviction, relating to cannabis, regardless of whether the 

25 event occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this 

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1 (b) CANNABIS DEFINED.—The term ‘‘cannabis’’— 

2 (1) means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa 

3 L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin 

4 extracted from any part of such plant; and every 

5 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or 

6 preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin; and 

7 (2) does not include— 

8 (A) hemp, as defined in section 297A of the 

9 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; or 

10 (B) the mature stalks of such plant, fiber 

11 produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from 

12 the seeds of such plant, any other compound, 

13 manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or prepa14 ration of such mature stalks (except the resin ex15 tracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the steri16 lized seed of such plant which is incapable of 

17 germination. 

18 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND

19 NATIONALITY ACT.—The Immigration and Nationality Act 

20 (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended— 

21 (1) in section 212(h), by striking ‘‘and subpara22 graph (A)(i)(II) of such subsection insofar as it re23 lates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 

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1 (2) in section 237(a)(2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘other 

2 than a single offense involving possession for one’s 

3 own use of 30 grams or less of marijuana’’; 

4 (3) in section 101(f)(3), by striking ‘‘(except as 

5 such paragraph relates to a single offense of simple 

6 possession of 30 grams or less of marihuana)’’; 

7 (4) in section 244(c)(2)(A)(iii)(II) by striking 

8 ‘‘except for so much of such paragraph as relates to 

9 a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or 

10 less of marijuana’’; 

11 (5) in section 245(h)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘(except 

12 for so much of such paragraph as related to a single 

13 offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of 

14 marijuana)’’; 

15 (6) in section 210(c)(2)(B)(ii)(III) by striking ‘‘, 

16 except for so much of such paragraph as relates to a 

17 single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less 

18 of marihuana’’; and 

19 (7) in section 245A(d)(2)(B)(ii)(II) by striking 

20 ‘‘, except for so much of such paragraph as relates to 

21 a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or 

22 less of marihuana’’. 


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1 SEC. 10. RESENTENCING AND EXPUNGEMENT. 

2 (a) EXPUNGEMENT OF FEDERAL CANNABIS OFFENSE

3 CONVICTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT UNDER A CRIMINAL

4 JUSTICE SENTENCE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal 

7 district shall conduct a comprehensive review and 

8 issue an order expunging each conviction or adjudica9 tion of juvenile delinquency for a Federal cannabis of10 fense entered by each Federal court in the district be11 fore the date of enactment of this Act and on or after 

12 May 1, 1971. Each Federal court shall also issue an 

13 order expunging any arrests associated with each ex14 punged conviction or adjudication of juvenile delin15 quency. 

16 (2) NOTIFICATION.—To the extent practicable, 

17 each Federal district shall notify each individual 

18 whose arrest, conviction, or adjudication of delin19 quency has been expunged pursuant to this subsection 

20 that their arrest, conviction, or adjudication of juve21 nile delinquency has been expunged, and the effect of 

22 such expungement. 

23 (3) RIGHT TO PETITION COURT FOR

24 EXPUNGEMENT.—At any point after the date of enact25 ment of this Act, any individual with a prior convic26 tion or adjudication of juvenile delinquency for a 


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1 Federal cannabis offense, who is not under a criminal 

2 justice sentence, may file a motion for expungement. 

3 If the expungement of such a conviction or adjudica4 tion of juvenile delinquency is required pursuant to 

5 this Act, the court shall expunge the conviction or ad6 judication, and any associated arrests. If the indi7 vidual is indigent, counsel shall be appointed to rep8 resent the individual in any proceedings under this 

9 subsection. 

10 (4) SEALED RECORD.—The court shall seal all 

11 records related to a conviction or adjudication of ju12 venile delinquency that has been expunged under this 

13 subsection. Such records may only be made available 

14 by further order of the court. 

15 (b) SENTENCING REVIEW FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER A

16 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENTENCE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—For any individual who is 

18 under a criminal justice sentence for a Federal can19 nabis offense, the court that imposed the sentence 

20 shall, on motion of the individual, the Director of the 

21 Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, 

22 or the court, conduct a sentencing review hearing. If 

23 the individual is indigent, counsel shall be appointed 

24 to represent the individual in any sentencing review 

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1 (2) POTENTIAL REDUCED RESENTENCING.—After 

2 a sentencing hearing under paragraph (1), a court 

3 shall— 

4 (A) expunge each conviction or adjudication 

5 of juvenile delinquency for a Federal cannabis 

6 offense entered by the court before the date of en7 actment of this Act, and any associated arrest; 

8 (B) vacate the existing sentence or disposi9 tion of juvenile delinquency and, if applicable, 

10 impose any remaining sentence or disposition of 

11 juvenile delinquency on the individual as if this 

12 Act, and the amendments made by this Act, were 

13 in effect at the time the offense was committed; 

14 and 

15 (C) order that all records related to a con16 viction or adjudication of juvenile delinquency 

17 that has been expunged or a sentence or disposi18 tion of juvenile delinquency that has been va19 cated under this Act be sealed and only be made 

20 available by further order of the court. 

21 (c) EFFECT OF EXPUNGEMENT.—An individual who 

22 has had an arrest, a conviction, or juvenile delinquency ad23 judication expunged under this section— 

24 (1) may treat the arrest, conviction, or adjudica25 tion as if it never occurred; and 


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1 (2) shall be immune from any civil or criminal 

2 penalties related to perjury, false swearing, or false 

3 statements, for a failure to disclose such arrest, con4 viction, or adjudication. 

5 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘Federal cannabis offense’’ means 

7 an offense that is no longer punishable pursuant to 

8 this Act or the amendments made under this Act. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘expunge’’ means, with respect to 

10 an arrest, a conviction, or a juvenile delinquency ad11 judication, the removal of the record of such arrest, 

12 conviction, or adjudication from each official index or 

13 public record. 

14 (3) The term ‘‘under a criminal justice sentence’’ 

15 means, with respect to an individual, that the indi16 vidual is serving a term of probation, parole, super17 vised release, imprisonment, official detention, pre-re18 lease custody, or work release, pursuant to a sentence 

19 or disposition of juvenile delinquency imposed on or 

20 after the effective date of the Controlled Substances 

21 Act (May 1, 1971). 

22 (e) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

23 States, in consultation with the National Institute on Drug 

24 Abuse, shall conduct a demographic study of individuals 

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1 include information about the age, race, ethnicity, sex, and 

2 gender identity of those individuals, the type of community 

3 such users dwell in, and such other demographic informa4 tion as the Comptroller General determines should be in5 cluded. 

6 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

8 United States shall report to Congress the results of the 

9 study conducted under subsection (e). 

10 SEC. 11. REFERENCES IN EXISTING LAW TO MARIJUANA OR 

11 MARIHUANA. 

12 Wherever, in the statutes of the United States or in 

13 the rulings, regulations, or interpretations of various ad14 ministrative bureaus and agencies of the United States— 

15 (1) there appears or may appear the term ‘‘mar16 ihuana’’ or ‘‘marijuana’’, that term shall be struck 

17 and the term ‘‘cannabis’’ shall be inserted; and 

18 (2) there appears or may appear the term ‘‘Mar19 ihuana’’ or ‘‘Marijuana’’, that term shall be struck 

20 and the term ‘‘Cannabis’’ shall be inserted. 

21 SEC. 12. SEVERABILITY. 

22 If any provision of this Act or an amendment made 

23 by this Act, or any application of such provision to any 

24 person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 

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1 and the application of this Act and the amendments made 

2 by this Act to any other person or circumstance shall not 

3 be affected. 

4 SEC. 13. CANNABIS OFFENSE DEFINED. 

5 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘cannabis offense’’ 

6 means a criminal offense related to cannabis— 

7 (1) that, under Federal law, is no longer punish8 able pursuant to this Act or the amendments made 

9 under this Act; or 

10 (2) that, under State law, is no longer an offense 

11 or that was designated a lesser offense or for which 

12 the penalty was reduced under State law pursuant to 

13 or following the adoption of a State law authorizing 

14 the sale or use of cannabis. 

15 SEC. 14. RULEMAKING. 

16 Unless otherwise provided in this Act, not later than 

17 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Depart18 ment of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, and the 

19 Small Business Administration shall issue or amend any 

20 rules, standard operating procedures, and other legal or pol21 icy guidance necessary to carry out implementation of this 

22 Act. After the 1-year period, any publicly issued sub-regu23 latory guidance, including any compliance guides, manu24 als, advisories and notices, may not be issued without 60- 

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1 shall include a description and justification for additional 

2 guidance. 

3 SEC. 15. SOCIETAL IMPACT OF MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION 

4 STUDY. 

5 The Comptroller General of the United States shall, 

6 not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, provide to Congress a study that addresses the societal 

8 impact of the legalization of recreational cannabis by 

9 States, including— 

10 (1) sick days reported to employers; 

11 (2) workers compensations claims; 

12 (3) tax revenue remitted to States resulting from 

13 legal marijuana sales; 

14 (4) changes in government spending related to 

15 enforcement actions and court proceedings; 

16 (5) Federal welfare assistance applications; 

17 (6) rate of arrests related to methamphetamine 

18 possession; 

19 (7) hospitalization rates related to methamphet20 amine and narcotics use; 

21 (8) uses of marijuana and its byproducts for 

22 medical purposes; 

23 (9) arrest rates of individuals driving under the 

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1 (10) traffic-related deaths and injuries where the 

2 driver is impaired by marijuana; 

3 (11) arrest of minors for marijuana-related 

4 charges; 

5 (12) violent crime rates; 

6 (13) school suspensions, expulsions, and law en7 forcement referrals that are marijuana-related; 

8 (14) high school dropout rates; 

9 (15) changes in district-wide and State-wide 

10 standardized test scores; 

11 (16) marijuana-related hospital admissions and 

12 poison control calls; 

13 (17) marijuana-related juvenile admittances into 

14 substance rehabilitation facilities and mental health 

15 clinics; 

16 (18) diversion of marijuana into neighboring 

17 States and drug seizures in neighboring States; 

18 (19) marijuana plants grown on public lands in 

19 contravention to Federal and State laws; and 

20 (20) court filings under a State’s organized 

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Union Calendar No. 497 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3884 

[Report No. 116–604, Part I] 

A BILL 

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to profor other purposes. expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for vide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely 

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 

amendment 

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 

Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Eduprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole Natural Resources, and Oversight and Reform dis- cation and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, 


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