SLEEKSCAPE'S 2022 CANNABIS & MARIJUANA MANIA GRAND SALAMI -- PART II

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Booker, always on the more optimistic side of the fence

We’ll see if the elections change the equation

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1127543130/democratic-sen-cory-booker-on-bidens-executive-order-on-marijuana-possession

SUMMERS: What the White House has done this week stopped short of calling for complete decriminalization, which is, of course, something that would have to happen in Congress, and it's a legislative push that you have been a leader on. Do you see a scenario where that can pass the Senate in the near future - any bipartisan support?

BOOKER: I do. You know, it's interesting because, you know, almost about 19, 20 states now have legalized for adult use - even more for medical marijuana. Many of those are red states that have voted overwhelmingly for it. I think that there's enough space right now, and there are already conversations and dialogue going on about some kind of bipartisan movement because we see problems within the banking industry, and a lot of people who are winning licenses can't get access to loans and more. So there's a lot of folks who understand that we have to act on the federal level to do more than the president's done, and I'm hopeful that this Congress, actually - in the lame duck after the midterms - I'm very hopeful we can get something done.


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