Marijuana possession, production and distribution will make immigrants ineligible for US citizenship -- even in states where it is legal
Marijuana possession, production and distribution, even in states where it is legal, will remain a barrier in many cases to immigrants hoping to gain US citizenship, the federal government said.
Violation of controlled substance laws, including marijuana,"remains a conditional bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization," USCIS said in a policy alert issued Friday."Marijuana remains illegal under federal law as a Schedule I controlled substance regardless of any actions to decriminalize its possession, use, or sale at the state and local level," a USCIS spokesperson said in a statement.
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