section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Marihuana’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Tetrahydrocannabinols’’, 
and renumbering accordingly. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES 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))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking (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); 
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(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 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), 
and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(3) 
in 
section 
402(c)(2)(B) 
(21 
U.S.C. 
842(c)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘marihuana,’’; 
(4) in section 403(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 843(d)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘marihuana,’’; 
(5) in section 418(a) (21 U.S.C. 859(a)), by 
striking the last sentence; 
(6) in section 419(a) (21 U.S.C. 860(a)), by 
striking the last sentence; 
(7) in section 422(d) (21 U.S.C. 863(d))— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘marijuana,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, such 
as a marihuana cigarette,’’; and 
(8) in section 516(d) (21 U.S.C. 886(d)), by 
striking ‘‘section 401(b)(6)’’ each place the term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(5)’’. 
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM DRUG CONTROL 
ACT OF 1986.—The National Forest System Drug 
Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b et seq.) is 
amended— 
(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 ‘‘, 
marihuana,’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (2) by striking ‘‘mari-
huana’’. 
SEC. 3. EQUITABLE LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM. 
The Small Business Administration shall establish 
and carry out a grant program to be known as the ‘‘Equi-
table Licensing Grant Program’’ to provide eligible enti-
ties funds to develop and implement equitable cannabis li-
censing programs that minimize barriers to cannabis li-
censing and employment for individuals most adversely 
impacted by the war on drugs, provided that each grantee 
includes at least four of the six of the following elements 
in its licensing program: 
(1) A waiver of cannabis license application fees 
for individuals most adversely impacted by the war 
on drugs who are first-time applicants. 
(2) A prohibition on the denial of a cannabis li-
cense based on a conviction of a cannabis-related of-
fense. 
(3) A prohibition on criminal conviction restric-
tions for licensing except in instances where the con-
viction is relevant to owning and operating a busi-
ness. 
(4) A prohibition on cannabis license holders 
from engaging in suspicion less cannabis drug test-
ing of their prospective or current employees, except 
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in instances of drug testing for safety-sensitive posi-
tions as defined by the Omnibus Transportation 
Employee Testing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102– 
143). 
(5) The establishment of a cannabis licensing 
board, that is reflective of the racial, ethnic, eco-
nomic, and gender composition of the State or local-
ity, to serve as an oversight body of the equitable li-
censing program. 
(6) The establishment of a grant program from 
cannabis tax revenue to support non-profit commu-
nity-based organizations that provide business train-
ing and technical, management, and marketing as-
sistance to individuals most adversely impacted by 
the war on drugs who are starting, sustaining, or ex-
panding a cannabis business. 
Æ 
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