{"id":528047,"date":"2022-12-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senate-gop-faces-politics-vs-policy-battle-on-marijuana\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:00:00","slug":"senate-gop-faces-politics-vs-policy-battle-on-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-gop-faces-politics-vs-policy-battle-on-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e7cb24d333\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e7cb24d333\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-gop-faces-politics-vs-policy-battle-on-marijuana\/#Senate_GOP_faces_politics_vs_policy_battle_on_marijuana\" >Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Senate_GOP_faces_politics_vs_policy_battle_on_marijuana\"><\/span>Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dainessteve_111622gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP.<\/p>\n<p>For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing banks to offer services to cannabis businesses in states where it has been legalize would be part of either the year-end National Defense Authorization Act or the omnibus package.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Those dreams were dashed last week when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took a two-by-four to the plan, likely leaving the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act on the cutting room floor this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That has put Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in a tricky position.<\/p>\n<p>Daines, the newly-minted chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is the lead Republican on the SAFE Banking bill.<\/p>\n<p>Montana is among the 19 states (plus the District of Columbia) that has legalized marijuana for recreational use.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that for Daines, the push to legalize marijuana is broadly popular. According to a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2022\/11\/22\/americans-overwhelmingly-say-marijuana-should-be-legal-for-medical-or-recreational-use\/\">Pew Research survey<\/a>\u00a0taken last month, 88 percent of U.S. adults say it should be legalized for both medical and recreational use. Only 10 percent oppose the push.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the effort is expected to be punted until 2023 at least.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Proponents of the legislation are upset, as they maintain the bill has enough support to clear procedural hurdles and win at least 60 votes on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s got to be addressed. Guys like me have been trying to make the case to my conference that this is not some kind of crazy bill. It\u2019s a bill about safety and small businesses,\u201d said Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who, along with Daines and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), have led the GOP\u2019s SAFE Banking effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The SAFE Banking bill was set to be paired with the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, which would create grants for state expungement programs. The latter proposal was authored by Reps. David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Differences over the legislation have not done damage to the Daines-McConnell relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Senate GOP sources say the two have a \u201cgreat\u201d dynamic and that there isn\u2019t any friction between them, especially as Daines takes over the NRSC from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), a vocal opponent of the longtime Republican leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust different dynamics [back home],\u201d said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), referring to the different tracks for Montana and Kentucky.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Daines declined to comment directly when asked about the political impact of legislative action on marijuana or his conversations with McConnell in recent weeks. He pressed that the impetus behind advancing the legislation is predominantly for safety purposes in his home state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy support for SAFE Banking relates to the first word in the bill. It\u2019s called \u2018safe.\u2019 This is a public safety issue,\u201d Daines said in an interview, noting that 38 attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> back the effort. \u201cFor states that have legalized cannabis, this is a way you can make a community safe \u2014 by taking the cash off the street and put it in the bank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the bill echo McConnell\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor last week where he argued the legislation would be \u201cmaking our financial system more sympathetic to illegal drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems odd that we would create a legal construct for something that\u2019s federally prohibited. If you want me to be sympathetic to states that have legalized it, contrary to federal law, that have a banking problem, let\u2019s look at the broader issues that would have to be part of federal policy,\u201d Tillis said, noting that would involve the Food and Drug Administration, along with regulatory, tax and revenue-related avenues.<\/p>\n<p>The battle over the legislation has pit allies against one another while putting political foes om the same side.<\/p>\n<p>One of the senators Daines will potentially be tasked with defeating in 2024 is Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), a prime GOP target. Tester\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/montana-news\/2022-12-05\/montana-senators-back-bill-to-give\">himself has a related bill<\/a>\u00a0that would push the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct clinical trials for medical marijuana to be used as an alternative remedy for chronic pain and PTSD.<\/p>\n<p>Daines, along with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), were convinced the bill would get over the finish line this year, especially as marijuana boosters felt the wind at their back. President Biden in October issued pardons for all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move viewed as a precursor to full decriminalization of the drug\u2019s usage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the blueprint believe lawmakers are missing a major opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s what you don\u2019t want to do: You don\u2019t want to have some kind of horrendous crime against someone with all this cash, and then people say, \u2018Oh, now we\u00a0<em>have\u00a0<\/em>to act.\u2019 We\u2019re supposed to act to prevent that,\u201d Sullivan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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