Senators Eye Last Chance on Cannabis Banking With Government Funding Bill
- Time running short for backers of legislation in Senate
- Bill could open up banking to legal marijuana businesses
Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon.
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Senate backers of marijuana banking legislation are making a last-ditch bid to get it passed this year on a government funding bill, but its chances and support are dwindling.
Senator Jeff Merkley, the lead Democrat sponsor on the bill, told reporters Wednesday that he would try to get the SAFE Banking Act attached to the spending bill Congress is working on ahead of a Dec. 16 deadline to keep the government operating.