,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #deie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 ,huffman 7for himself and ,ms4 ,hoyle of ,oregon7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,agriculture1 ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide authority for small cultivators of cannabis and small manufacturers of cannabis products to ship cannabis and cannabis products using the mail1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,small and ,homestead ,independent ,producers ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,authority for small cultivators and manufacturers of cannabis to ship cannabis in the mail ,a small cultivator of cannabis and a small manufacturer of a cannabis product located in a ,state in which such cultivation or manufacture is lawful by that small cultivator or small manufacturer1 as applicable1 may ship and sell cannabis or a cannabis product to an individual located in that ,state or another ,state in which possession of cannabis or the cannabis product is lawful by that individual1 using the ,united ,states ,postal ,service or any private or commercial interstate carrier4 #c4 ,age verification requirements ,the ,postal ,service and any private or commercial interstate carrier that transports cannabis or a cannabis product1 as authorized under section #b1 may not deliver such cannabis or a cannabis product to an individual who has not attained the age of #ba1 and shall verify the age of any individual accepting receipt of such a delivery using a reliable online age verification service or by obtaining and examining a copy of a valid1 non-expired government-issued identification1 including identification issued by an ,indian ,tribe4 #d4 ,preemption 7a7 ,states in which cannabis is unlawful ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to preempt or supersede any ,state law that prohibits the manufacture1 distribution1 or possession of cannabis for all individuals in that ,state1 except for the purpose of permitting the interstate transport of cannabis through that ,state to a final destination in a ,state in which possession of cannabis is lawful by the intended recipient4 7b7 ,states in which cannabis is lawful ,this ,act preempts the laws of a ,state that does not prohibit the manufacture1 distribution1 or possession of cannabis for all individuals in that ,state 7except with respect to age limitations7 to the extent that such laws restrict the interstate or intrastate shipment of cannabis or a cannabis product directly to an individual with respect to whom the possession of cannabis or a cannabis product is lawful under the laws of the ,state4 #e4 ,mailability of cannabis ,section #agaf of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7h7 through 7k7 as subsections 7i7 through 7l71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7g7 the following3 7h7 7#a7 ,the ,postal ,service is authorized and directed to permit the transmission in the mails1 under regulations to be prescribed by it1 of cannabis1 to the extent that the mailing is allowable under the ,small and ,homestead ,independent ,producers ,act of #bjbe4 7#b7 ,in this section1 the term cannabis has the meaning given the term marijuana in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74 4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term cannabis has the meaning given the term marijuana in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74 7#b7 ,the term small cultivator of cannabis means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering cannabis plant canopy using outdoor cultivation1 #bb1jjj square feet or less of cannabis plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation1 or #e1jjj square feet or fewer of mature flowering cannabis plant canopy using indoor cultivation1 inclusive of all cannabis cultivated by that person4 7#c7 ,the term small manufacturer of a cannabis product means a person who produces a manufactured cannabis product1 including a salve1 tincture1 edible1 or concentrate1 with a gross annual revenue of less than #e1jjj1jjj1 inclusive of all cannabis product manufactured by that person4 7#d7 ,the term person has the meaning given such term in section #a of title #a1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,the term outdoor cultivation means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or heating in the canopy area at any point in time1 and may include the use of light deprivation4 7#f7 ,the term light deprivation means the use of any technique to eliminate natural light in order to induce flowering4 7#g7 ,the term greenhouse cultivation means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot1 but no more than six watts per square foot4 7#h7 ,the term indoor cultivation means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area4 7#i7 ,the term canopy means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time4 7#aj7 ,the term mature means1 with respect to a cannabis plant1 a cannabis plant that is flowering4 #g4 ,effective date ,this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall take effect on the date on which cannabis is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 and ,federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures1 distributes1 or possesses cannabis1 are eliminated4