Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Welfare for Needs not Weed Act”.
Welfare for Needs not Weed Act
A BILL
To prohibit assistance provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families from being accessed through the use of an electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for sale.
Sec. 2 Welfare for needs not weed
Section 408(a)(12)(A) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended—
by striking “or” at the end of clause (ii);
by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) any establishment that offers marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act) for sale.”
Sec. 3 Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.