,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cedc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4 
,golden introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,small ,business  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure 
that certain entrepreneurial development
 services of the ,small ,business       
,administration are made available to   
cannabis-related legitimate businesses  
and service providers1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring ,access to
 ,counseling and ,training for ,all     
,small ,businesses ,act of #bjai4  #b4  
,definitions relating to                
cannabis-related legitimate businesses  
and service providers ,section #c of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcb7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7ff7     
,definitions relating to                
cannabis-,related legitimate businesses 
and service providers ,in this ,act3    
7#a7 ,cannabis ,the term cannabis has   

the meaning given the term marihuana in 
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act4  7#b7 ,cannabis       
product ,the term cannabis product means
 any article which contains cannabis1   
including an article which is a         
concentrate1 an edible1 a tincture1 a   
cannabis-infused product1 or a topical4 
7#c7 ,cannabis-related legitimate       
business ,the term cannabis-related     
legitimate business means a             
manufacturer1 producer1 or any person or
 company that is a small business       
concern and that--  7,a7 engages in any 
activity described in subparagraph 7,b7 
pursuant to a law established by a      
,state or a political subdivision of a  
,state1 as determined by such ,state or 
political subdivision2 and  7,b7        
participates in any business or         
organized activity that involves        
handling cannabis or cannabis products1 
including cultivating1 producing1       
manufacturing1 selling1 transporting1   
displaying1 dispensing1 distributing1 or

 purchasing cannabis or cannabis        
products4  7#d7 ,manufacturer ,the term 
manufacturer means a person who         
manufactures1 compounds1 converts1      
processes1 prepares1 or packages        
cannabis or cannabis products4  7#e7    
,producer ,the term producer means a    
person who plants1 cultivates1 harvests1
 or in any way facilitates the natural  
growth of cannabis4  7#f7 ,service      
provider ,the term service provider--   
7,a7 means a business1 organization1 or 
other person that--  7i7 sells goods or 
services to a cannabis-related          
legitimate business2 or  7ii7 provides  
any business services1 including the    
sale or lease of real or any other      
property1 legal or other licensed       
services1 or any other ancillary        
service1 relating to cannabis2 and  7,b7
 does not include a business1           
organization1 or other person that      
participates in any business or         
organized activity that involves        
handling cannabis or cannabis products1 

including cultivating1 producing1       
manufacturing1 selling1 transporting1   
displaying1 dispensing1 distributing1 or
 purchasing cannabis or cannabis        
products4  7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state 
means each of the several ,states1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1  
and any territory or possession of the  
,united ,states4  4  #c4                
,entrepreneurial development services   
for cannabis-related legitimate         
businesses and service providers  7a7   
,small business development centers     
,section #ba7;c7 of the ,small ,business
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;c77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#i7 ,services
 for cannabis-related legitimate        
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 provider4  4  7b7 ,women's      
business centers ,section #bi of the    
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fef7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7p7      
,services for cannabis-,related         
legitimate businesses and service       
providers ,a women'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 provider4  4  7c7 ,,score       
,section #h7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcg7;b77#a77;,b77 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence3  
,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 provider44  7d7 ,veteran       

,business ,outreach ,centers ,section   
#cb of the ,small ,business ,act is     
amended 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;b7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7h7 ,services
 for cannabis-,related legitimate       
businesses and service providers ,a     
,veteran ,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               
cannabis-related legitimate business or 
service provider4  4