,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4  
,evans introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ! ,judici>y1 ,agriculture1 ,natural  
,res\rces1 & ,small ,bus9ess1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
decrim9alize cannabis1 to e/abli% an    
,equitable ,lic5s+ ,grant ,program 9 !  
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,homegr[n ,act ( #bjai44   
#b4 ,decrim9alization ( cannabis  7a7   
,cannabis remov$ f s*$ule ( controll$   
sub/ances ,subsection 7c7 ( s*$ule ,i ( 
section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,controll$         
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,m>ihuana2 &     
7#b7 by /rik+ ,tetrahydrocannab9ols1  & 
r5umb]+ accord+ly4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts

 to ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act ,!       
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 section #ajb7dd7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4       
#hjb7dd771 by /rik+ m>ihuana12  7#b7 9  
section #dja7;b7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#hda7;b77-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 9 clause 7vi71
 by ins]t+ or aft] ! semicolon2  7,,ii7 
by /rik+ 7vii72 &  7,,iii7 by r$esignat+
 clause 7viii7 z clause 7vii72  7ii7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 9 clause 7vi71  
by ins]t+ or aft] ! semicolon2  7,,ii7  
by /rik+ clause 7vii72 &  7,,iii7 by    
r$esignat+ clause 7viii7 z clause 7vii72
  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 9 ! fir/    
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a71     
7,b71 & 7,d7 & ins]t+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 
& 7,b72  7iv7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,d72
  7v7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,e7 z  
subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7vi7 9 subp>agraph 
7,d77i71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+       
subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d7 & ins]t+       
subp>agraph 7,c72  7,b7 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+    

p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g7 z p>agraphs
 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71 respectively2  7#c7
 9 section #djb7;c77#b77;,b7 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hdb7;c77#b77;,b771 by /rik+  
m>ihuana12  7#d7 9 section #djc7;d77#a7 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdc7;d77#a771 by /rik+  
m>ihuana12  7#e7 9 section #dah7;a7 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hei7;a771 by /rik+ ! la/    
s5t5ce2  7#f7 9 section #dai7;a7 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hfj7;a771 by /rik+ ! la/     
s5t5ce2  7#g7 9 section #dbb7;d7 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hfc7;d77-- 7,a7 9 ! matt]    
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+          
m>ijuana12 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by  
/rik+ 1 su* z a m>ihuana cig>ette12 &   
7#h7 9 section #eaf7;d7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#hhf7;d771 by /rik+ section #dja7;b77#f7
 ea* place ! t]m appe>s & ins]t+ section
 #dja7;b77#e74  7c7 ,o!r con=m+ am5dm5ts
  7#a7 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ,drug      
,control ,act ( #aihf ,! ,national ,=e/ 
,sy/em ,drug ,control ,act ( #aihf 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #eei;b et seq47 is am5d$--    
7,a7 9 section #aejjb7;a7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #eei;b7a77 by /rik+ m>ijuana & o!r2    

7,b7 9 section #aejjc7b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#eei;c7#b77 by /rik+ m>ijuana & o!r2 &  
7,c7 9 section #aejjd7b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#eei;d7#b77 by /rik+ m>ijuana & o!r4    
7#b7 ,int]ception ( communications      
,section #beaf ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9         
subsection 7#a77;e71 by /rik+ 1         
m>ihuana12 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7#b7 by 
/rik+ m>ihuana4  #c4 ,equitable ,lic5s+ 
,grant ,program ,! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% & c>ry out a 
grant program to be kn[n z ! ,equitable 
,lic5s+ ,grant ,program to provide      
eligible entities funds to develop &    
implem5t equitable cannabis lic5s+      
programs t m9imize b>ri]s to cannabis   
lic5s+ & employm5t = individuals mo/    
adv]sely impact$ by ! w> on drugs1      
provid$ t ea* grantee includes at lea/  
f\r ( ! six ( ! foll[+ elem5ts 9 its    
lic5s+ program3  7#a7 ,a waiv] (        
cannabis lic5se application fees =      
individuals mo/ adv]sely impact$ by ! w>
 on drugs :o are fir/-"t applicants4    

7#b7 ,a prohibition on ! d5ial ( a      
cannabis lic5se bas$ on a conviction ( a
 cannabis-relat$ (f5se4  7#c7 ,a        
prohibition on crim9al conviction       
re/rictions = lic5s+ except 9 in/ances  
:]e ! conviction is relevant to own+ &  
op]at+ a bus9ess4  7#d7 ,a prohibition  
on cannabis lic5se hold]s f engag+ 9    
suspicion less cannabis drug te/+ ( _!  
prospective or curr5t employees1 except 
9 in/ances ( drug te/+ = safety-s5sitive
 positions z def9$ by ! ,omnibus        
,transportation ,employee ,te/+ ,act (  
#aiia 7,public ,law #ajb-adc74  7#e7 ,! 
e/abli%m5t ( a cannabis lic5s+ bo>d1 t  
is reflective ( ! racial1 e?nic1        
economic1 & g5d] composition ( ! ,/ate  
or locality1 to s]ve z an ov]sight body 
( ! equitable lic5s+ program4  7#f7 ,!  
e/abli%m5t ( a grant program f cannabis 
tax rev5ue to support non-pr(it         
community-bas$ organizations t provide  
bus9ess tra9+ & te*nical1 managem5t1 &  
m>ket+ assi/ance to individuals mo/     
adv]sely impact$ by ! w> on drugs :o are

 />t+1 su/a9+1 or exp&+ a cannabis      
bus9ess4