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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 Cali-
fornia, 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. WA-
TERS, 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 Over-
sight 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 Flor-
ida, 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. 
LAWRENCE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn-
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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 Vir-
ginia, 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marijuana Opportunity 
Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019’’ or the 
‘‘MORE Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The communities that have been most 
harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting the 
least from the legal marijuana marketplace. 
(2) A legacy of racial and ethnic injustices, com-
pounded by the disproportionate collateral con-
sequences of 80 years of cannabis prohibition enforce-
ment, now limits participation in the industry. 
(3) 33 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, and Guam have adopted laws allowing legal ac-
cess to cannabis, and 11 States, the District of Co-
lumbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands have adopted laws legalizing cannabis 
for adult recreational use. 
(4) A total of 47 States have reformed their laws 
pertaining to cannabis despite the Schedule I status 
of marijuana and its Federal criminalization. 
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(5) Legal cannabis sales totaled $9.5 billion in 
2017 and are projected to reach $23 billion by 2022. 
(6) According to the American Civil Liberties 
Union (ACLU), enforcing cannabis prohibition laws 
costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 billion a year. 
(7) The continued enforcement of cannabis prohi-
bition laws results in over 600,000 arrests annually, 
disproportionately impacting people of color who are 
almost 4 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis 
possession than their White counterparts, despite 
equal rates of use across populations. 
(8) People of color have been historically targeted 
by discriminatory sentencing practices resulting in 
Black men receiving drug sentences that are 13.1 per-
cent longer than sentences imposed for White men and 
Latinos being nearly 6.5 times more likely to receive 
a Federal sentence for cannabis possession than non- 
Hispanic Whites. 
(9) In 2013, simple cannabis possession was the 
fourth most common cause of deportation for any of-
fense and the most common cause of deportation for 
drug law violations. 
(10) Fewer than one-fifth of cannabis business 
owners identify as minorities and only approximately 
4 percent are black. 
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(11) Applicants for cannabis licenses are limited 
by numerous laws, regulations, and exorbitant permit 
applications, licensing fees, and costs in these States, 
which can require more than $700,000. 
(12) Historically disproportionate arrest and 
conviction rates make it particularly difficult for peo-
ple of color to enter the legal cannabis marketplace, 
as most States bar these individuals from partici-
pating. 
(13) Federal law severely limits access to loans 
and capital for cannabis businesses, disproportion-
ately impacting minority small business owners. 
(14) Some States and municipalities have taken 
proactive steps to mitigate inequalities in the legal 
cannabis marketplace and ensure equal participation 
in the industry. 
SEC. 3. DECRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS. 
(a) CANNABIS REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) REMOVAL
IN
STATUTE.—Subsection (c) of 
schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(10) Marihuana.’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(17) 
Tetrahydrocannabinols, 
except 
for 
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tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined in 
section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946).’’. 
(2) REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall finalize a rulemaking 
under section 201(a)(2) removing marihuana and 
tetrahydrocannabinols from the schedules of controlled 
substances. Marihuana and tetrahydrocannabinols 
shall each be deemed to be a drug or other substance 
that does not meet the requirements for inclusion in 
any schedule. A rulemaking under this paragraph 
shall be considered to have taken effect as of the date 
of enactment of this Act for purposes of any offense 
committed, case pending, conviction entered, and, in 
the case of a juvenile, any offense committed, case 
pending, and adjudication of juvenile delinquency en-
tered before, on, or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES ACT.—The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(44) (21 U.S.C. 802(44)), by 
striking ‘‘marihuana,’’; 
(2) in section 401(b) (21 U.S.C. 841(b))— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking clause (vii); and 
(III) 
by 
redesignating 
clause 
(viii) as clause (vii); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking clause (vii); and 
(III) 
by 
redesignating 
clause 
(viii) as clause (vii); 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) and (B)’’; 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (E) 
as subparagraph (D); and 
(vi) in subparagraph (D)(i), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (C) 
and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(C)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and 
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(A) in section 15002(a) (16 U.S.C. 559b(a)) 
by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’; 
(B) in section 15003(2) (16 U.S.C. 559c(2)) 
by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’; and 
(C) in section 15004(2) (16 U.S.C. 559d(2)) 
by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’. 
(2) INTERCEPTION
OF
COMMUNICATIONS.—Sec-
tion 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (1)(e), by striking ‘‘mari-
huana,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (2) by striking ‘‘mari-
huana’’. 
(d) RETROACTIVITY.—The amendments made by this 
section to the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.) are retroactive and shall apply to any offense com-
mitted, case pending, conviction entered, and, in the case 
of a juvenile, any offense committed, case pending, or adju-
dication of juvenile delinquency entered before, on, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF CANNABIS BUSINESS OWN-
ERS AND EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
shall regularly compile, maintain, and make public data 
on the demographics of— 
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(1) individuals who are business owners in the 
cannabis industry; and 
(2) individuals who are employed in the can-
nabis industry. 
(b) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—The data collected under 
subsection (a) shall include data regarding— 
(1) age; 
(2) certifications and licenses; 
(3) disability status; 
(4) educational attainment; 
(5) family and marital status; 
(6) nativity; 
(7) race and Hispanic ethnicity; 
(8) school enrollment; 
(9) veteran status; and 
(10) sex. 
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The name, address, and other 
identifying information of individuals employed in the can-
nabis industry shall be kept confidential by the Bureau and 
not be made available to the public. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CANNABIS.—The term ‘‘cannabis’’ means ei-
ther marijuana or cannabis as defined under the 
State law authorizing the sale or use of cannabis in 
which the individual or entity is located. 
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(2) CANNABIS INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘cannabis 
industry’’ means an individual or entity that is li-
censed or permitted under a State or local law to en-
gage in commercial cannabis-related activity. 
(3) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means an indi-
vidual or entity that is defined as an owner under the 
State or local law where the individual or business is 
licensed or permitted. 
SEC. 5. CREATION OF OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND AND IM-
POSITION OF TAX ON CANNABIS PRODUCTS. 
(a) TRUST FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter A of chapter 
98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9512. OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is established 
in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be 
known as the ‘Opportunity Trust Fund’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Trust Fund’), consisting of such amounts as 
may be appropriated or credited to such fund as provided 
in this section or section 9602(b). 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are hereby 
appropriated to the Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the 
net revenues received in the Treasury from the tax imposed 
by section 5701(h). 
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‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Trust Fund 
shall be available, without further appropriation, only as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) 50 percent to the Attorney General to carry 
out section 3052(a) of part OO of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 
‘‘(2) 10 percent to the Attorney General to carry 
out section 3052(b) of part OO of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 
‘‘(3) 20 percent to the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration to carry out section 
6(b)(1) of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment 
and Expungement Act of 2019. 
‘‘(4) 20 percent to the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration to carry out section 
6(b)(2) of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment 
and Expungement Act of 2019.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9512. Opportunity trust fund.’’. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF TAX.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5701 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating 
subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after 
subsection (g) the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(h) CANNABIS PRODUCTS.—On cannabis products, 
manufactured in or imported into the United States, there 
shall be imposed a tax equal to 5 percent of the price for 
which sold.’’. 
(2) CANNABIS PRODUCT DEFINED.—Section 5702 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(q) CANNABIS PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the term ‘cannabis product’ means any 
cannabis or any article which contains cannabis or 
any derivative thereof. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘cannabis product’ 
shall not include any medicine or drug that is a pre-
scribed drug (as such term is defined in section 
213(d)(3)). 
‘‘(3) CANNABIS.—The term ‘cannabis’— 
‘‘(A) 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, mixture, or preparation of such 
plant, its seeds or resin; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
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‘‘(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the mature stalks of such plant, 
fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake 
made from the seeds of such plant, any 
other compound, manufacture, salt, deriva-
tive, mixture, or preparation of such ma-
ture stalks (except the resin extracted there-
from), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized 
seed of such plant which is incapable of ger-
mination.’’. 
(3) CANNABIS PRODUCTS TREATED AS TOBACCO 
PRODUCTS.—Section 5702(c) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘and roll-your-own tobacco’’ and inserting 
‘‘roll-your-own tobacco, and cannabis products’’. 
(4) MANUFACTURER
OF
CANNABIS
PRODUCTS 
TREATED
AS
MANUFACTURER
OF
TOBACCO
PROD-
UCTS.—Section 5702 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(r) MANUFACTURER OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who plants, cul-
tivates, harvests, produces, manufactures, compounds, 
converts, processes, prepares, or packages any can-
nabis product shall be treated as a manufacturer of 
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cannabis products (and as manufacturing such can-
nabis product). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to any cannabis product which is 
for such person’s own personal consumption or use. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF RULES RELATED TO MANU-
FACTURERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.—Any reference 
to a manufacturer of tobacco products, or to manufac-
turing tobacco products, shall be treated as including 
a reference to a manufacturer of cannabis products, 
or to manufacturing cannabis products, respec-
tively.’’. 
(5) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES FOR DE-
TERMINING PRICE.—Section 5702(l) of such Code is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 5701(a)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(2) and (h) of section 
5701’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘AND CANNABIS PROD-
UCTS’’ after ‘‘CIGARS’’ in the heading thereof. 
(6) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5702(j) 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a cannabis prod-
uct, the previous sentence shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘from a facility of a manufacturer required 
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to file a bond under section 5711’ for ‘from the fac-
tory or from internal revenue bond under section 
5704’.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this subsection, the amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to articles manufactured or imported 
in calendar quarters beginning more than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRUST
FUND.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND PROGRAMS. 
(a) CANNABIS JUSTICE OFFICE; COMMUNITY REIN-
VESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) CANNABIS JUSTICE OFFICE.—Part A of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 109 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110. CANNABIS JUSTICE OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office of Justice Programs a Cannabis Justice Office. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Cannabis Justice Office shall be 
headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Assist-
ant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. 
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The Director shall report to the Assistant Attorney General 
for the Office of Justice Programs. The Director shall award 
grants and may enter into compacts, cooperative agree-
ments, and contracts on behalf of the Cannabis Justice Of-
fice. The Director may not engage in any employment other 
than that of serving as the Director, nor may the Director 
hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organiza-
tion, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any 
contract or other arrangement. 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall employ as 
many full-time employees as are needed to carry out 
the duties and functions of the Cannabis Justice Of-
fice under subsection (d). Such employees shall be ex-
clusively assigned to the Cannabis Justice Office. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL HIRES.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Direc-
tor shall— 
‘‘(A) hire no less than one-third of the total 
number of employees of the Cannabis Justice Of-
fice; and 
‘‘(B) no more than one-half of the employees 
assigned to the Cannabis Justice Office by term 
appointment that may after 2 years be converted 
to career appointment. 
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‘‘(3) LEGAL COUNSEL.—At least one employee 
hired for the Cannabis Justice Office shall serve as 
legal counsel to the Director and shall provide counsel 
to the Cannabis Justice Office. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS.—The Cannabis Justice 
Office is authorized to— 
‘‘(1) administer the Community Reinvestment 
Grant Program; and 
‘‘(2) perform such other functions as the Assist-
ant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Pro-
grams may delegate, that are consistent with the stat-
utory obligations of this section.’’. 
(2) COMMUNITY
REINVESTMENT
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART OO—COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 3052. AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Cannabis Jus-
tice Office shall establish and carry out a grant program, 
known as the ‘Community Reinvestment Grant Program’, 
to provide eligible entities with funds to administer services 
for individuals most adversely impacted by the War on 
Drugs, including— 
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‘‘(1) job training; 
‘‘(2) reentry services; 
‘‘(3) legal aid for civil and criminal cases, in-
cluding expungement of cannabis convictions; 
‘‘(4) literacy programs; 
‘‘(5) youth recreation or mentoring programs; 
‘‘(6) health education programs; and 
‘‘(7) services to address any collateral con-
sequences that individuals or communities face as a 
result of the War on Drugs. 
‘‘(b) SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES.—The 
Community Reinvestment Grant Program established in 
subsection (a) shall provide eligible entities with funds to 
administer substance use treatment services for individuals 
most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs. 
‘‘SEC. 3053. FUNDING FROM OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND. 
‘‘The Director shall carry out the program under this 
part using funds made available under section 9512(c)(1) 
and (2) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
‘‘SEC. 3054. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘cannabis conviction’ means a 
conviction, or adjudication of juvenile delinquency, 
for a cannabis offense (as such term is defined in sec-
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tion 13 of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment 
and Expungement Act of 2019). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘substance use treatment’ means 
an evidence-based, professionally directed, deliberate, 
and planned regimen including evaluation, observa-
tion, medical monitoring, harm reduction, and reha-
bilitative 
services 
and 
interventions 
such 
as 
pharmacotherapy, mental health services, and indi-
vidual and group counseling, on an inpatient or out-
patient basis, to help patients with substance use dis-
order reach remission and maintain recovery. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a nonprofit 
organization, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code, that is representative of a 
community or a significant segment of a community 
with experience in providing relevant services to indi-
viduals most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs 
in that community. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘individuals most adversely im-
pacted by the War on Drugs’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6 of the Marijuana Opportunity 
Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019.’’. 
(b) CANNABIS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM; EQUITABLE 
LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) CANNABIS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration 
shall establish and carry out a program, to be known 
as the ‘‘Cannabis Opportunity Program’’ to provide 
any eligible State or locality funds to make loans 
under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 363(m)) to assist small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals, as defined in section 
8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)(3)(C)) that operate in the cannabis industry. 
(2) EQUITABLE LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.— 
The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion shall establish and carry out a grant program, 
to be known as the ‘‘Equitable Licensing Grant Pro-
gram’’, to provide any eligible State of locality funds 
to develop and implement equitable cannabis licens-
ing programs that minimize barriers to cannabis li-
censing and employment for individuals most ad-
versely impacted by the War on Drugs, provided that 
each grantee includes in its cannabis licensing pro-
gram at least four of the following: 
(A) A waiver of cannabis license applica-
tion fees for individuals who have had an income 
below 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level 
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for at least 5 of the past 10 years who are first- 
time applicants. 
(B) A prohibition on the denial of a can-
nabis license based on a conviction for a can-
nabis offense that took place prior to State legal-
ization of cannabis or the date of enactment of 
this Act, as appropriate. 
(C) A prohibition on criminal conviction 
restrictions for licensing except with respect to a 
conviction related to owning and operating a 
business. 
(D) A prohibition on cannabis license hold-
ers engaging in suspicionless cannabis drug test-
ing of their prospective or current employees, ex-
cept with respect to drug testing for safety-sen-
sitive positions, as defined under the Omnibus 
Transportation Testing Act of 1991. 
(E) The establishment of a cannabis licens-
ing board that is reflective of the racial, ethnic, 
economic, and gender composition of the State or 
locality, to serve as an oversight body of the equi-
table licensing program. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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(A) The term ‘‘individual most adversely 
impacted by the War on Drugs’’ means an indi-
vidual— 
(i) who has had an income below 250 
percent of the Federal Poverty Level for at 
least 5 of the past 10 years; and 
(ii) has been arrested for or convicted 
of the sale, possession, use, manufacture, or 
cultivation of cannabis or a controlled sub-
stance (except for a conviction involving 
distribution to a minor), or whose parent, 
sibling, spouse, or child has been arrested 
for or convicted of such an offense. 
(B) The term ‘‘eligible State or locality’’ 
means a State or locality that has taken steps 
to— 
(i) create an automatic process, at no 
cost to the individual, for the expungement, 
destruction, or sealing of criminal records 
for cannabis offenses; and 
(ii) eliminate violations or other pen-
alties for persons under parole, probation, 
pre-trial, or other State or local criminal 
supervision for a cannabis offense. 
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(C) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, any territory or possession of the United 
States, and any Indian Tribe (as defined in sec-
tion 201 of Public Law 90–294 (25 U.S.C. 1301) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights 
Act of 1968’’)). 
SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA-
TION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO CAN-
NABIS-RELATED 
LEGITIMATE 
BUSINESSES 
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CANNABIS-RELATED 
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(ff) CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES 
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—In this Act: 
‘‘(1) CANNABIS.—The term ‘cannabis’— 
‘‘(A) 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, mixture, or preparation of such 
plant, its seeds or resin; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
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‘‘(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the mature stalks of such plant, 
fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake 
made from the seeds of such plant, any 
other compound, manufacture, salt, deriva-
tive, mixture, or preparation of such ma-
ture stalks (except the resin extracted there-
from), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized 
seed of such plant which is incapable of ger-
mination. 
‘‘(2) 
CANNABIS-RELATED
LEGITIMATE
BUSI-
NESS.—The term ‘cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness’ means a manufacturer, producer, or any person 
or company that is a small business concern and 
that— 
‘‘(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 sub-di-
vision; and 
‘‘(B) participates in any business or orga-
nized activity that involves handling cannabis or 
cannabis products, including cultivating, pro-
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ducing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, 
displaying, dispensing, distributing, or pur-
chasing cannabis or cannabis products. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘service pro-
vider’— 
‘‘(A) means a business, organization, or 
other person that— 
‘‘(i) sells goods or services to a can-
nabis-related legitimate business; or 
‘‘(ii) provides any business services, in-
cluding the sale or lease of real or any other 
property, legal or other licensed services, or 
any other ancillary service, relating to can-
nabis; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a business, organiza-
tion, or other person that participates in any 
business or organized activity that involves han-
dling cannabis or cannabis products, including 
cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling, 
transporting, displaying, dispensing, distrib-
uting, or purchasing cannabis or cannabis prod-
ucts.’’. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—Sec-
tion 21(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(9) SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITI-
MATE
BUSINESSES
AND
SERVICE
PROVIDERS.—A 
small business development center may not decline to 
provide services to an otherwise eligible small business 
concern under this section solely because such concern 
is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider.’’. 
(c) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 29 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE 
BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A women’s busi-
ness center may not decline to provide services to an other-
wise eligible small business concern under this section solely 
because such concern is a cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness or service provider.’’. 
(d) SCORE.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The head of the 
SCORE program established under this subparagraph may 
not decline to provide services to an otherwise eligible small 
business concern solely because such concern is a cannabis- 
related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 
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ance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible 
borrower solely because such borrower is a cannabis- 
related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 
(h) MICROLOANS.—Section 7(m) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) ASSISTANCE
TO
CANNABIS-RELATED
LE-
GITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—An 
eligible intermediary may not decline to provide as-
sistance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible 
borrower solely because such borrower is a cannabis- 
related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 
(i) STATE
OR
LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY 
LOANS.—Title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 511. LOANS TO CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE 
BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
‘‘The Administrator may not decline to provide a 
guarantee for a loan under this title to an otherwise eligible 
State or local development company solely because such 
State or local development company provides financing to 
an entity that is a cannabis-related legitimate business or 
service provider (as defined in section 3(ff) of the Small 
Business Act).’’. 
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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 Fed-
eral public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation 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 delinquency 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 Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act), cannabis may not be considered 
a controlled substance, and an alien may not be denied any 
benefit or protection under the immigration laws based on 
any event, including conduct, a finding, an admission, ad-
diction or abuse, an arrest, a juvenile adjudication, or a 
conviction, relating to cannabis, regardless of whether the 
event occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this 
Act. 
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(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, mixture, 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; or 
(B) the mature stalks of such plant, fiber 
produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from 
the seeds of such plant, any other compound, 
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or prepa-
ration of such mature stalks (except the resin ex-
tracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the steri-
lized seed of such plant which is incapable of 
germination. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND 
NATIONALITY ACT.—The Immigration and Nationality 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’’; 
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(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 
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’’. 
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SEC. 10. RESENTENCING AND EXPUNGEMENT. 
(a) EXPUNGEMENT OF 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 adjudica-
tion of juvenile delinquency for a Federal cannabis of-
fense entered by each Federal court in the district be-
fore 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 ex-
punged conviction or adjudication of juvenile delin-
quency. 
(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 subsection 
that their arrest, conviction, or adjudication of juve-
nile delinquency has been expunged, and the effect of 
such expungement. 
(3) 
RIGHT
TO
PETITION
COURT
FOR 
EXPUNGEMENT.—At any point after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, any individual with a prior convic-
tion or adjudication of juvenile delinquency for a 
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