How the plan to pass a weed package went awry

Dec 8 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

Democrats almost had a weed deal — for real this time.

For weeks, a bipartisan group of senators workedto negotiate a historic package in the office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The ideologically diverse crew included Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

The bargain they ultimately reached represents the broad spectrum of cannabis issues: banking, guns and criminal record expungements. The package gave...

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