Good morning! The House is voting on a slew of appropriations bills all at once (it's called a minibus).
It include protections for::
-medical marijuana markets
-rec marijuana markets (amendment, passed yesterday)
-#cannabis banking
-colleges studying weed
I asked banking reps about the approps protections. They said it is temporary and won't ensure banks keep their FDIC insurance, so it won't help banks as much as the #SAFEBanking Act. In today's #morningcannabis:
More breakdown:
The medical #cannabis market protection has been signed into law since 2014. That is likely in the bag, and is expected stay in the bill in the Senate.
The rec protections were removed by the Senate last year, and *probably* will be removed again this year.
One thing notably absent: The "Harris Rider," which for years has kept D.C. from establishing and taxing their own recreational marijuana market.
It also was left out last year, but the Senate added the language back into the final bill.
Aaaand we're voting. Minibus comin' atcha.
Right now 12 Democrats are voting against the funding package, and no Republicans are voting for it. There are 232 Democrats, so they can only lose 14 votes and pass a bill.
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