,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cedc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4  
,gold5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t c]ta9 
entrepr5eurial developm5t s]vices ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration are made  
available to cannabis-relat$ legitimate 
bus9esses & s]vice provid]s1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,access to ,c\nsel+
 & ,tra9+ = ,all ,small ,bus9esses ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions relat+ to     
cannabis-relat$ legitimate bus9esses &  
s]vice provid]s ,section #c ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7ff7 ,def9itions relat+ to 
cannabis-,relat$ legitimate bus9esses & 
s]vice provid]s ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,cannabis ,! t]m cannabis has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m m>ihuana 9 section #ajb ( !  
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act4  7#b7       
,cannabis product ,! t]m cannabis       

product means any article :i* conta9s   
cannabis1 includ+ an article :i* is a   
conc5trate1 an edible1 a t9cture1 a     
cannabis-infus$ product1 or a topical4  
7#c7 ,cannabis-relat$ legitimate bus9ess
 ,! t]m cannabis-relat$ legitimate      
bus9ess means a manufactur]1 produc]1 or
 any p]son or company t is a small      
bus9ess conc]n & t--  7,a7 engages 9 any
 activity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7   
pursuant to a law e/abli%$ by a ,/ate or
 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 z   
det]m9$ by su* ,/ate or political       
subdivision2 &  7,b7 p>ticipates 9 any  
bus9ess or organiz$ activity t involves 
h&l+ cannabis or cannabis products1     
includ+ cultivat+1 produc+1 manufactur+1
 sell+1 transport+1 display+1 disp5s+1  
di/ribut+1 or pur*as+ cannabis or       
cannabis products4  7#d7 ,manufactur] ,!
 t]m manufactur] means a p]son :o       
manufactures1 comp\nds1 conv]ts1        
processes1 prep>es1 or packages cannabis
 or cannabis products4  7#e7 ,produc] ,!
 t]m produc] means a p]son :o plants1   

cultivates1 h>ve/s1 or 9 any way        
facilitates ! natural gr[? ( cannabis4  
7#f7 ,s]vice provid] ,! t]m s]vice      
provid]-- 7,a7 means a bus9ess1         
organization1 or o!r p]son t--  7i7     
sells goods or s]vices to a             
cannabis-relat$ legitimate bus9ess2 or  
7ii7 provides any bus9ess s]vices1      
includ+ ! sale or lease ( real or any   
o!r prop]ty1 legal or o!r lic5s$        
s]vices1 or any o!r ancill>y s]vice1    
relat+ to cannabis2 &  7,b7 does n      
include a bus9ess1 organization1 or o!r 
p]son t p>ticipates 9 any bus9ess or    
organiz$ activity t involves h&l+       
cannabis or cannabis products1 includ+  
cultivat+1 produc+1 manufactur+1 sell+1 
transport+1 display+1 disp5s+1          
di/ribut+1 or pur*as+ cannabis or       
cannabis products4  7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m   
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 &   
any t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  4  #c4 ,entrepr5eurial         
developm5t s]vices = cannabis-relat$    

legitimate bus9esses & s]vice provid]s  
7a7 ,small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s     
,section #ba7;c7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;c77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#i7 ,s]vices = cannabis-relat$         
legitimate bus9esses & s]vice provid]s  
,a small bus9ess developm5t c5t] may n  
decl9e to provide s]vices to an o!rwise 
eligible small bus9ess conc]n "u ?is    
section solely because su* conc]n is a  
cannabis-relat$ legitimate bus9ess or   
s]vice provid]4  4  7b7 ,wom5's bus9ess 
c5t]s ,section #bi ( ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fef7 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7p7 ,s]vices = cannabis-,relat$         
legitimate bus9esses & s]vice provid]s  
,a wom5's bus9ess c5t] may n decl9e to  
provide s]vices to an o!rwise eligible  
small bus9ess conc]n "u ?is section     
solely because su* conc]n is a          
cannabis-relat$ legitimate bus9ess or   
s]vice provid]4  4  7c7 ,,score ,section
 #h7;b77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess    

,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;b77#a77;,b77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
s5t5ce3 ,! head ( ! ,,score program     
e/abli%$ "u ?is subp>agraph may n decl9e
 to provide s]vices to an o!rwise       
eligible small bus9ess conc]n solely    
because su* conc]n is a cannabis-relat$ 
legitimate bus9ess or s]vice provid]44  
7d7 ,vet]an ,bus9ess ,outrea* ,c5t]s    
,section #cb ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act is
 am5d$ 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;b7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subsection3  7h7 ,s]vices =             
cannabis-,relat$ legitimate bus9esses & 
s]vice provid]s ,a ,vet]an ,bus9ess     
,outrea* ,c5t] may n decl9e to provide  
s]vices to an o!rwise eligible small    
bus9ess conc]n "u ?is section solely    
because su* conc]n is a cannabis-relat$ 
legitimate bus9ess or s]vice provid]4  4