Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act

To provide assistance under programs relating to COVID–19 of the Small Business Administration to cannabis businesses and their service providers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act 2. Eligibility for the paycheck protection program Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a business shall not be ineligible for assistance under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) 3. Eligibility for economic injury disaster loans Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a business shall not be ineligible for assistance under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2) 4. Eligibility for economic injury disaster loans emergency grants Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a business shall not be ineligible for emergency EIDL grants under section 1110 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 5. Rule for the small business administration and its employees With respect to providing a loan, emergency advance, or loan guarantee to a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider within a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian country that allows the cultivation, production, manufacture, sale, transportation, display, dispensing, distribution, or purchase of cannabis pursuant to a law or regulation of such State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country, as applicable, the Small Business Administration and the officers, directors, and employees of the Small Business Administration, may not be held liable pursuant to any Federal law or regulation solely for providing a loan or a loan guarantee to a cannabis-related legitimate business or a service provider in carrying out the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 Public Law 116–136 6. Definitions In this Act: (1) Cannabis The term cannabis marihuana 21 U.S.C. 802 (2) Cannabis product The term cannabis product (3) Cannabis-related legitimate business The term cannabis-related legitimate business (A) engages in any activity described in subparagraph (B) pursuant to a law established by a State or a political subdivision of a State, as determined by such State or political subdivision; and (B) participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling cannabis or cannabis products, including cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, displaying, dispensing, distributing, or purchasing cannabis or cannabis products. (4) Indian country The term Indian country (5) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe 25 U.S.C. 479a (6) Manufacturer The term manufacturer (7) Producer The term producer (8) Service provider The term service provider (A) means a business, organization, or other person that— (i) sells goods or services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; or (ii) provides any business services, including the sale or lease of real or any other property, legal or other licensed services, or any other ancillary service, relating to cannabis; and (B) does not include a business, organization, or other person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling cannabis or cannabis products, including cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, displaying, dispensing, distributing, or purchasing cannabis or cannabis products. (9) State The term State

Summary: Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act This bill makes a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider eligible for specified Small Business Administration (SBA) programs established in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it exempts the SBA from liability under federal laws or regulations solely for providing a loan or guarantee to such a business or service provider.