Profiles in Legalization asked cannabis community leaders for their thoughts on the need for cannabis banking. This article is the first in a series based on their responses.
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Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill Falls Short in Key Areas, Advocates Say
The most significant highlights include the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and transfer of oversight from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Key GOP Senator supported SAFE Banking, then Booker nuked it
You may have seen the news that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, N.Y., put his full weight behind legal cannabis reform last week. But did you notice a senior GOP senator quietly supporting cannabis banking reform a day earlier?
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Chuck Schumer: Congress should legalize weed on the federal level
During Wednesday’s news conference, Schumer said marijuana opponents had predicted “doom and gloom” in states legalizing the drug, but said their forecasts of increased crime and other negative ramifications did not come to fruition.
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Commentary: New Hampshire, it’s time to unite and legalize cannabis
In this now hyper-partisan world that we call New Hampshire, is there one thing still capable of defying party lines? If there is, it just might be weed. That’s right, folks, cannabis just might be the unifier we all need.
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