‘‘(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—A qualified State or local 
development company may not decline to provide assist-
ance under this title to an otherwise eligible small business 
concern solely because such small business concern is a 
cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider (as 
defined in section 7(a)(38) of the Small Business Act).’’. 
SEC. 8. NO DISCRIMINATION IN THE PROVISION OF A FED-
ERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE BASIS OF 
CANNABIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may be denied any 
Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 
401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c))) on 
the basis of any use or possession of cannabis, or on the 
basis of a conviction or adjudication of juvenile delin-
quency for a cannabis offense, by that person. 
(b) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Federal agencies may 
not use past or present cannabis or marijuana use as cri-
teria for granting, denying, or rescinding a security clear-
ance. 
SEC. 9. NO ADVERSE EFFECT FOR PURPOSES OF THE IMMI-
GRATION LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the immigration 
laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act), cannabis may not be consid-
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ered a controlled substance, and an alien may not be de-
nied any benefit or protection under the immigration laws 
based on any event, including conduct, a finding, an ad-
mission, addiction or abuse, an arrest, a juvenile adjudica-
tion, or a conviction, relating to the possession or use of 
cannabis that is no longer prohibited pursuant to this Act 
or an amendment made by this Act, regardless of whether 
the event occurred before, on, or after the effective date 
of this Act. 
(b) CANNABIS DEFINED.—The term ‘‘cannabis’’— 
(1) means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa 
L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the 
resin extracted from any part of such plant; and 
every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mix-
ture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin; 
and 
(2) does not include— 
(A) hemp, as defined in section 297A of 
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; 
(B) the mature stalks of such plant, fiber 
produced from such stalks, oil or cake made 
from the seeds of such plant, any other com-
pound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, 
or preparation of such mature stalks (except 
the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or 
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cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which 
is incapable of germination; or 
(C) any drug product approved under sec-
tion 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act, or biological product licensed under 
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO IMMIGRATION 
AND NATIONALITY ACT.—The Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 212(h), by striking ‘‘and subpara-
graph (A)(i)(II) of such subsection insofar as it re-
lates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 
grams or less of marijuana’’; 
(2) in section 237(a)(2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘other than a single offense involving possession for 
one’s own use of 30 grams or less of marijuana’’; 
(3) in section 101(f)(3), by striking ‘‘(except as 
such paragraph relates to a single offense of simple 
possession of 30 grams or less of marihuana)’’; 
(4) in section 244(c)(2)(A)(iii)(II) by striking 
‘‘except for so much of such paragraph as relates to 
a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or 
less of marijuana’’; 
(5) in section 245(h)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘(except 
for so much of such paragraph as related to a single 
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offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of 
marijuana)’’; 
(6) in section 210(c)(2)(B)(ii)(III) by striking 
‘‘, except for so much of such paragraph as relates 
to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams 
or less of marihuana’’; and 
(7) in section 245A(d)(2)(B)(ii)(II) by striking 
‘‘, except for so much of such paragraph as relates 
to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams 
or less of marihuana’’. 
SEC. 10. RESENTENCING AND EXPUNGEMENT. 
(a) EXPUNGEMENT
OF
NON-VIOLENT
FEDERAL 
CANNABIS OFFENSE CONVICTIONS
FOR INDIVIDUALS 
NOT UNDER A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENTENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal 
district shall conduct a comprehensive review and 
issue an order expunging each conviction or adju-
dication of juvenile delinquency for a non-violent 
Federal cannabis offense entered by each Federal 
court in the district before the date of enactment of 
this Act and on or after May 1, 1971. Each Federal 
court shall also issue an order expunging any arrests 
associated with each expunged conviction or adju-
dication of juvenile delinquency. 
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(2) NOTIFICATION.—To the extent practicable, 
each Federal district shall notify each individual 
whose arrest, conviction, or adjudication of delin-
quency has been expunged pursuant to this sub-
section that their arrest, conviction, or adjudication 
of juvenile delinquency has been expunged, and the 
effect of such expungement. 
(3) 
RIGHT
TO
PETITION
COURT
FOR 
EXPUNGEMENT.—At any point after the date of en-
actment of this Act, any individual with a prior con-
viction or adjudication of juvenile delinquency for a 
non-violent Federal cannabis offense, who is not 
under a criminal justice sentence, may file a motion 
for expungement. If the expungement of such a con-
viction or adjudication of juvenile delinquency is re-
quired pursuant to this Act, the court shall expunge 
the conviction or adjudication, and any associated 
arrests. If the individual is indigent, counsel shall be 
appointed to represent the individual in any pro-
ceedings under this subsection. 
(4) SEALED RECORD.—The court shall seal all 
records related to a conviction or adjudication of ju-
venile delinquency that has been expunged under 
this subsection. Such records may only be made 
available by further order of the court. 
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(b) SENTENCING REVIEW FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 
A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENTENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any individual who is 
under a criminal justice sentence for a non-violent 
Federal cannabis offense, the court that imposed the 
sentence shall, on motion of the individual, the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the 
Government, or the court, conduct a sentencing re-
view hearing. If the individual is indigent, counsel 
shall be appointed to represent the individual in any 
sentencing review proceedings under this subsection. 
(2) POTENTIAL
REDUCED
RESENTENCING.— 
After a sentencing hearing under paragraph (1), a 
court shall— 
(A) expunge each conviction or adjudica-
tion of juvenile delinquency for a non-violent 
Federal cannabis offense entered by the court 
before the date of enactment of this Act, and 
any associated arrest; 
(B) vacate the existing sentence or disposi-
tion of juvenile delinquency and, if applicable, 
impose any remaining sentence or disposition of 
juvenile delinquency on the individual as if this 
Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
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were in effect at the time the offense was com-
mitted; and 
(C) order that all records related to a con-
viction or adjudication of juvenile delinquency 
that has been expunged or a sentence or dis-
position of juvenile delinquency that has been 
vacated under this Act be sealed and only be 
made available by further order of the court. 
(c) EFFECT OF EXPUNGEMENT.—An individual who 
has had an arrest, a conviction, or juvenile delinquency 
adjudication expunged under this section— 
(1) may treat the arrest, conviction, or adju-
dication as if it never occurred; and 
(2) shall be immune from any civil or criminal 
penalties related to perjury, false swearing, or false 
statements, for a failure to disclose such arrest, con-
viction, or adjudication. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—An individual who at sentencing 
received an aggravating role adjustment pursuant to 
United States Sentencing Guideline 3B1.1(a) in relation 
to a Federal cannabis offense conviction shall not be eligi-
ble for expungement of that Federal cannabis offense con-
viction under this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘Federal cannabis offense’’ means 
an offense that is no longer punishable pursuant to 
this Act or the amendments made under this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘expunge’’ means, with respect to 
an arrest, a conviction, or a juvenile delinquency ad-
judication, the removal of the record of such arrest, 
conviction, or adjudication from each official index 
or public record. 
(3) The term ‘‘under a criminal justice sen-
tence’’ means, with respect to an individual, that the 
individual is serving a term of probation, parole, su-
pervised release, imprisonment, official detention, 
pre-release custody, or work release, pursuant to a 
sentence or disposition of juvenile delinquency im-
posed on or after the effective date of the Controlled 
Substances Act (May 1, 1971). 
(f) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall conduct a demographic study of in-
dividuals convicted of a Federal cannabis offense. Such 
study shall include information about the age, race, eth-
nicity, sex, and gender identity of those individuals, the 
type of community such users dwell in, and such other 
demographic information as the Comptroller General de-
termines should be included. 
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall report to Congress the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (f). 
SEC. 11. REFERENCES IN EXISTING LAW TO MARIJUANA OR 
MARIHUANA. 
Wherever, in the statutes of the United States or in 
the rulings, regulations, or interpretations of various ad-
ministrative bureaus and agencies of the United States— 
(1) there appears or may appear the term 
‘‘marihuana’’ or ‘‘marijuana’’, that term shall be 
struck and the term ‘‘cannabis’’ shall be inserted; 
and 
(2) there appears or may appear the term 
‘‘Marihuana’’ or ‘‘Marijuana’’, that term shall be 
struck and the term ‘‘Cannabis’’ shall be inserted. 
SEC. 12. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act, or any application of such provision to any 
person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, 
and the application of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act to any other person or circumstance shall not 
be affected. 
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SEC. 13. CANNABIS OFFENSE DEFINED. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘cannabis offense’’ 
means a criminal offense related to cannabis— 
(1) that, under Federal law, is no longer pun-
ishable pursuant to this Act or the amendments 
made under this Act; or 
(2) that, under State law, is no longer an of-
fense or that was designated a lesser offense or for 
which the penalty was reduced under State law pur-
suant to or following the adoption of a State law au-
thorizing the sale or use of cannabis. 
SEC. 14. RULEMAKING. 
Unless otherwise provided in this Act, not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, and the 
Small Business Administration shall issue or amend any 
rules, standard operating procedures, and other legal or 
policy guidance necessary to carry out implementation of 
this Act. After the 1-year period, any publicly issued sub- 
regulatory guidance, including any compliance guides, 
manuals, advisories and notices, may not be issued with-
out 60-day notice to appropriate congressional commit-
tees. Notice shall include a description and justification 
for additional guidance. 
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SEC. 15. SOCIETAL IMPACT OF MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION 
STUDY. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall, 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, provide to Congress a study that addresses the soci-
etal impact of the legalization of recreational cannabis by 
States, including— 
(1) sick days reported to employers; 
(2) workers compensations claims; 
(3) tax revenue remitted to States resulting 
from legal marijuana sales; 
(4) changes in government spending related to 
enforcement actions and court proceedings; 
(5) Federal welfare assistance applications; 
(6) rate of arrests related to methamphetamine 
possession; 
(7) hospitalization rates related to methamphet-
amine and narcotics use; 
(8) uses of marijuana and its byproducts for 
medical purposes; 
(9) uses of marijuana and its byproducts for 
purposes relating to the health, including the mental 
health, of veterans; 
(10) arrest rates of individuals driving under 
the influence or driving while intoxicated by mari-
juana; 
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