; and (II) does not include a business, organization, or other person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling cannabis or cannabis products, including cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, displaying, dispensing, retailing, wholesaling, distributing, or purchasing cannabis or cannabis products. (vii) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States. . 402. Disaster loan nondiscrimination Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: (16) Assistance to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers The Administrator may not decline to provide assistance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible borrower solely because such borrower is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider (as defined in subsection (a)(36)). . 403. Microloan nondiscrimination Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(13) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) Assistance to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers An eligible intermediary may not decline to provide assistance under this subsection to an otherwise eligible borrower solely because such borrower is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider (as defined in subsection (a)(36)). . 404. Small business investment company debenture nondiscrimination Part A of title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 321. Debentures to finance cannabis-related businesses and service providers The Administrator may not decline to purchase or guarantee a debenture made under this title to an otherwise eligible small business investment company solely because such small business investment company provides financing to an entity that is a