As the year comes to a close and lawmakers prepare to recess, newly released survey data reveals that Capitol Hill staff and lobbyists are so far vindicated in their pessimism about the prospects of marijuana reform in the 118th Congress.
Asked whether they think any type of cannabis reform would pass during this two-year Congress, 71 percent of top legislative staff that participated in the Canvass Capitol Hill Survey released by Punchbowl News on Tuesday said it was “unlikely.”
That’s roughly consistent with separate data from a September survey of staffers that asked specifically about the prospects this year for a bipartisan marijuana banking bill that cleared a Senate committee but has not advanced further despite repeated pledges from leadership. Just 13 percent said it would pass before the end of 2023.
Our survey respondents have been spot-on all year round. Open to read their predictions for the second half of the 118th Congress, including on impeachment, Ukraine and border security funding, bank CEO clawback pay, cannabis banking, AI and more.
— Punchbowl News (@PunchbowlNews) December 19, 2023
For the newly released survey, which was conducted back in April but is being highlighted now in an end-of-the-year report, meanwhile,
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