Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at
what's happening in the world of legalized
marijuana.
This week, we note that SAFE banking did not make it into the
omnibus appropriations bill, which should come as a surprise to no
one. President Biden should be on the lookout for a bipartisan
letter asking him to de-schedule cannabis. Florida issued a lot of
medical marijuana licenses. And finally, is your holiday
destination cannabis-friendly?
SAFE BANKING
In the continuing saga that is the SAFE Banking Act (catch up on
the previous episode here), 2022's season ends with a whimper.
Despite all the industry's optimism after Election 2020, the
first two years of the Biden administration are ending with no
major change in federal cannabis policy. If you've seen the
omnibus spending bill in all its 4,155-page glory, you might ask,
"In a bill so enormous, is there really no room for cannabis
banking?" The answer is, "No. No, there is
not."
