MJ Reform? Nah.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marijuana-cannabis-reform-congress_n_63a0...
Cannabis Reform Dead In Congress After Objections From Republicans. Lawmakers couldn’t even agree to approve a modest bill allowing cannabis businesses access to banking.
Congress won’t include any cannabis provisions in its year-end spending package, dooming the chances of an overhaul of marijuana laws for the foreseeable future.
Not only will Congress fail to legalize marijuana this year, lawmakers couldn’t even agree to include a modest anti-crime cannabis reform as part of a $1.7 trillion government funding bill set to pass this week.
Reformers had hoped lawmakers would include a bipartisan measure allowing cannabis companies to open bank accounts. Currently, even if a business operates in a state with legal weed, most banks won’t take the firm’s deposits because marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
As a result, most cannabis firms are forced to operate on a cash-only basis, making them easy targets for criminals.
Several top Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), opposed the banking provision.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
the war is not designed to be
the war is not designed to be won
the war is designed to be continuous
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GDTRFB
Yea, Mitch is surely no fan
Yea, Mitch is surely no fan and he continually blocks all things related. A few years ago he went to CA to see "the market", touring different operations and facilities - which was never going to change his mind anyway. It seemed like we were getting close to something favorable in a bipartisan manner but the flared-up partisanship seemed to quell that. Putting it to 'the voters' seems to generally be relatively successful and a good idea, as ever. Anyway, ole Mitch seems to prefer the high tax, no deduction scenario that any CannaBiz faces under the current quasi-'legal' scheme.
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...plus, KY Bourbon is
...plus, KY Bourbon is totally harmless too, right?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
>A few years ago he went to
>A few years ago he went to CA to see "the market"
holy shit imagine having mitch mcconnell on your hill
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: dimethyllovebeam
Shocking
Shocking
Champions of Alcohol and disease causing, chemically laced, processed tobacco win again.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
I wonder why someone has not
I wonder why someone has not taken bitch out. Long over due.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face
Another one of the issues
Another one of the issues that clearly demonstrates that falsehood so many here love to claim about both parties being the same.
um, no
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
Freedom and commerce....
Freedom and commerce....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: surjade
A fair shake would be nice.
A fair shake would be nice.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
Some excellent buds would be
Some excellent buds would be even better than any shake.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
Never heard a politically
Never heard a politically named strain yet.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
Obama Kush is actually a
Obama Kush is actually a staple around here
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Floating Flasher
Fucking cunts need to die off
Fucking cunts need to die off already
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: surjade
Good one Surf. Lol
Good one, Surf. Lol
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
Obviously not the same, Nancy
Obviously not the same, Nancy. But they are owned by the same. And the overall agenda is the same. They all play their parts very well.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
In the very recent past, both
In the very recent past, both parties (singularly) have had the ability and the opportunity to reschedule, decriminalize, and/or overhaul federal cannabis laws (CSA) as a standalone issue via simple majority.
In fact, the Democrats have the ability to do this right now
why won't they? Instead, the move is to just tie it to some other unrelated political issue where it quickly dies, and then so the other guy can be quickly blamed.
This is actually a pretty decent example of the same