A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive exclusion and deportation for the possession of marihuana, and for other purposes.

Summary

Authorizes the Attorney General, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, to waive exclusion from the United States of any alien who: (1) has been convicted for the distribution of a small amount of marihuana for no remuneration; (2) has been convicted of the possession of a controlled substance, for which the Controlled Substances Act authorizes imprisonment of not more than a year; or (3) has been convicted under ny State statute for a crime which is proscribed by the Controlled Substances Act for which the maximum term of imprisonment authorized is not more than a year. Allows the Attorney General to waive deportation from the United States of any alien who: (1) has been convicted of the possession of marihuana or for the distribution of a small amount thereof for no remuneration; (2) has been convicted of the possession of a controlled substance, for which the Controlled Substances Act authorizes imprisonment of not more than a year, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both; (3) has been convicted under any other Federal or State statute for a crime which would have been an unlawful possession under the Controlled Substances Act and which provided a punishment not greater than such maximum punishment; or (4) has been convicted more than once of the possession of marihuana or the distribution of a small amount thereof if the alien has a spouse or parent who is a U. S. citizen.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 February 1975

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