Things are looking dim for #cannabis banking. I talked to @MikeCrapo yesterday and he said he has not talked to anyone about it being included in the Senate’s next covid aid bill. @SenCoryGardner also told me he wasn’t sure this is the best vehicle for it. 
If banking isn’t added to covid aid, that greatly reduces the chances of it passing this year. Crapo and Gardner both said they still want to get it done, but they’ve been saying that since last fall. With election season approaching, there aren’t many days left for legislating.
It’s still possible that the watered-down appropriations language the House is currently considering could move through both chambers, but it leaves out a lot of the protections against money laundering, etc. that Crapo wants. So that could kill it too.
.@SenKevinCramer told me he doesn’t know if there’s “political will” to get #SAFEbanking attached to another bill. “I really haven’t heard anything that would give me a sense of momentum one way or the other.”
He added it needs to be attached to must-pass legislation to move.
He added it needs to be attached to must-pass legislation to move.
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