,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah1 
#bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,warren7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to provide an         
exception from the grounds of           
inadmissibility for participation in a  
cannabis business operating in          
compliance with ,state law4  #a4        
,exception for participation in cannabis
 businesses operating in compliance with
 ,state law ,section                    
#bab7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#b77;,a77ii77 is    
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as items 7aa7
 and 7bb71 respectively1 and moving the 
items two ems to the right2  7#b7 by    
striking the clause designation and     
heading and all that follows through    

if-- and inserting the following3  7ii7 
,exceptions  7,i7 ,petty offense ,clause
 7i77,i7 shall not apply to an alien who
 committed only one crime if--  2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,,ii7 ,lawful cannabis business      
,clause 7i77,,ii7 shall not apply to an 
alien who admits having committed1 or   
who admits committing1 acts--  7aa7     
carried out in compliance with ,state   
law2 and  7bb7 relating to participation
 by the alien in a cannabis business    
operating in compliance with ,state law4
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