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Senate Bill 3097
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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 law.
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Introduced in Senate on Dec 18, 2019
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S. 3097 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3097


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 law.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 18, 2019

Mr. Gardner (for himself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; 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 law.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Exception for participation in cannabis businesses operating in compliance with State law.

Section 212(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and moving the items two ems to the right;

(2) by striking the clause designation and heading and all that follows through “if—” and inserting the following:

    “(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—

    “(I) PETTY OFFENSE.—Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to an alien who committed only one crime if—”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

        “(II) LAWFUL CANNABIS BUSINESS.—Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an alien who admits having committed, or who admits committing, acts—

        “(aa) carried out in compliance with State law; and

        “(bb) relating to participation by the alien in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law.”.