Sec. 5823. Nondiscrimination in Federal hiring for veteran medical cannabis users; Authorized provision of information on State-approved marijuana programs to veterans
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It shall be unlawful for a veteran , as defined in title 38, section 101(2) of the United States Code, to be excluded from employment in the Federal Government solely because the veteran consumes or has consumed cannabis, as defined in the Controlled Substances Act, or anywhere in the United States Code. For the purposes determining if a person is a veteran under this provision, an other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable release premised solely on a nonviolent cannabis charge or conviction shall be construed as a general discharge.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any other Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting the provision of information on marijuana, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care providers of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide to veterans who are residents of States with State-approved marijuana programs information regarding the participation of such veterans in such programs and to recommend their participation in such programs.
In this section: The term information includes details such as informational materials, internet websites, and relevant contact information for State-approved marijuana programs. The term marijuana has the meaning given the term marihuana in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory, Federal enclave, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
The term nonviolent cannabis charge or conviction shall include any nonviolent offense or offenses involving marijuana, or tetrahydrocannabinols and any related nonviolent offenses or convictions that would not have satisfied all elements of the charged offense or offenses but for the involvement of these substances except for any offenses or convictions where it has been established in court that the individual was associated with a foreign drug cartel or operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug or alcohol within the meaning of section 13(b) of title 18,United States Code, n offense of operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within the meaning of title 36, section 4.23 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft or vessel within the meaning of article 111 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, section 911 of title 10, United States Code.
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Sec. 5823
Nondiscrimination in Federal hiring for veteran medical cannabis users; Authorized provision of information on State-approved marijuana programs to veterans
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