Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) says a bipartisan marijuana banking will pass “decisively” out of his panel next week, as senators discuss possible tweaks on its path to the floor and anti-drug advocates decry the reform as a public safety hazard.
The revised Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act that’s due for a committee markup next Wednesday might not enjoy the same level of support as other unrelated bills that recently moved out of the panel, but Brown told Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo that he still expects a “strong majority” will approve it.
The chairman said he isn’t anticipating “many amendments” when it reaches the floor. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has committed to attaching changes related to state-level cannabis expungements and gun rights for medical cannabis patients—but beyond that, Brown said generally “there will be enough agreement that we will keep the bill together and make minor changes.”
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Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown on SAFER Banking Act: “we’ll pass it decisively”#SAFEBanking #cannabisindustry https://t.co/g9P3nD6KuX pic.twitter.com/bYZZvoBBc0
— @askapol (@ask_a_pol) September 22, 2023
He did mention another possible amendment related to a “credit card bank issue,” but it’s unclear what he’s specifically
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