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Related: About this forumThree Senators who stand in the way of legalization of cannabis
https://www.420magazine.com/420-news/three-republicans-stand-in-the-way-of-federal-weed-legalization/Snip:
The circle of people on Capitol Hill who will decide if cannabis legislation passes is actually pretty small. There are three names that are continually listed by lobbyists, advocates, and lawmakers as the gatekeepers to any federal cannabis legislation: Republican Senators Mike Crapo (ID), Lindsey Graham (SC), and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY).
They make decisions about which cannabis bills if any the Senate in Congress will have opportunity to vote on this session.
I used to think that in civics, in government, you need 50 percent plus one to pass legislation, Murphy says. Not exactly. You need one, plus 50 percent. That one, says Murphy, is a committee chairman.
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Three Senators who stand in the way of legalization of cannabis (Original Post)
PinkTiger
Jul 2019
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BigmanPigman
(52,211 posts)1. All three can, and have been, bought off before.
Maybe when they invest in hemp they will be putting ads for it on every billboard in the country (as long as they get rich off of it). Isn't that what changed John Boehner's tune?
yaesu
(8,147 posts)2. Isn't John boner a weed lobbyist now? He should write them out checks just like he did
for the tobacco industry, get er done!
sandensea
(22,850 posts)3. I'd be suprised if those three ever let that happen
It's much too convenient as a way to incarcerate minorities en masse.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)4. They are all anachronisms.
We, the people, will relegate them all to the dustbin of history.
alfredo
(60,132 posts)5. Two out of the three are in tobacco states.
Novice Patriot
(22 posts)6. Commercial Cannabis is in its infancy
The Senators see the revenue that Colorado has generated and their vote is going to to cost quite a more than normal.
It will pass, no doubt, Big Cannabis is just going to have to dig deeper.
samnsara
(18,281 posts)7. well im not suprised that the unholy trinity is behind this