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 
therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the steri-
lized seed of such plant which is incapable 
of germination; or 
‘‘(iii) any drug product approved 
under section 505 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or biological 
product licensed under section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act. 
‘‘(2) CANNABIS-RELATED
LEGITIMATE
BUSI-
NESS.—The term ‘cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness’ means a manufacturer, producer, or any per-
son 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 subdivi-
sion; 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 
provider’— 
‘‘(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, 
including the sale or lease of real or any 
other property, legal or other licensed serv-
ices, or any other ancillary service, relating 
to cannabis; 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.— 
Section 21(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
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648(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) SERVICES
FOR
CANNABIS-RELATED
LE-
GITIMATE 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 busi-
ness 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 LEGITI-
MATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A wom-
en’s business 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.’’. 
(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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(e) VETERAN BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS.—Sec-
tion 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) SERVICES
FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITI-
MATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A Vet-
eran Business Outreach Center may not decline to provide 
services to an otherwise eligible small business concern 
under this section solely because such concern is a can-
nabis-related legitimate business or service provider.’’. 
(f) SECTION 7(a) LOANS.—Section 7(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(38) LOANS
TO
CANNABIS-RELATED
LEGITI-
MATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The 
Administrator may not decline to provide a guar-
antee for a loan under this subsection, and a lender 
may not decline to make a loan under this sub-
section, to an otherwise eligible small business con-
cern solely because such concern is a cannabis-re-
lated legitimate business or service provider.’’. 
(g) DISASTER LOANS.—Section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting 
after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(16) ASSISTANCE TO CANNABIS-RELATED LE-
GITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.— 
The Administrator may not decline to provide assist-
ance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible 
small business concern solely because such concern 
is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider.’’. 
(h) MICROLOANS.—Section 7(m) of the Small Busi-
ness 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.— 
The Administrator may not decline to make a loan 
or a grant under this subsection, and an eligible 
intermediary may not decline to provide assistance 
under this subsection to an otherwise eligible bor-
rower, eligible intermediary, or eligible nonprofit en-
tity (as applicable) solely because such borrower, 
intermediary, or nonprofit entity is a cannabis-re-
lated legitimate business or service provider.’’. 
(i) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY DE-
BENTURES
TO FINANCE CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITI-
MATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Part A of 
title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
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(15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 321. DEBENTURES TO FINANCE CANNABIS-RELATED 
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PRO-
VIDERS. 
‘‘(a) GUARANTEES.—The Administrator may not de-
cline to purchase or guarantee a debenture made under 
this title to an otherwise eligible small business investment 
company solely because such small business investment 
company provides financing to an entity that is a can-
nabis-related legitimate business or service provider (as 
defined in section 7(a)(38) of the Small Business Act). 
‘‘(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—A small business invest-
ment company may not decline to provide assistance 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).’’. 
(j) 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: 
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‘‘SEC. 511. LOANS TO FINANCE CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITI-
MATE BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
‘‘(a) LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—The Admin-
istrator may not decline to make or provide a guarantee 
for a loan under this title to an otherwise eligible qualified 
State or local development company solely because such 
qualified State or local development company provides fi-
nancing to an entity that is a cannabis-related legitimate 
business or service provider (as defined in section 7(a)(38) 
of the Small Business Act). 
‘‘(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. 
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(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-
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 cannabis, regardless of 
whether the event occurred before, on, or after the effec-
tive 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— 
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(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 
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’’; 
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(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’’. 
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 
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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. 
(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 
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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. 
(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 
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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, 
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. 
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