Trade groups are shifting their rhetoric a little on #SAFEBanking in the wake of Schumer and Booker pointedly prioritizing decrim legislation, noting here that it could "put wind in the sails" of broader decrim — which is a strategy some advocates like @NORML have embraced. 
The other strategy, embraced by Schumer/Booker and progressive groups like DPA, ACLU, CAP and more, is that passing banking would satisfy many republicans and big groups like ABA, who would then not push for or even be willing to come to a compromise on broad decrim.
Part of the background is that even advocacy groups are settling into the belief that decrim will not happen in this Congress. Here a 3+ year timeline is put on broad reform. Other advocates liked/retweeted this.
https://twitter.com/wizkaliko/status/1468239070740557842
So you have the lawmakers/advocates playing a long game. Some want to keep all their cards in hand in hopes that will make decrim happen on the sooner side, while others say let’s play some good cards now because our hand may still be shit in a few years if we wait.
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