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House Agriculture Chairman David Scott on Thursday said the 2023 farm bill should address the barriers small businesses and Black entrepreneurs face when trying to start legal cannabis companies under state law... “Here we are, the fastest growing agricultural product, between hemp and cannabis,” said Scott, D-Ga. “We're also going into our farm bill. We've got to address this issue. We can no longer hide it.” 2/17/22
"If...his amendment is not germane, I still believe that this whole burgeoning issue certainly falls in the bosom of the Financial Services Committee as we move forward," he said (on amendment that would stop banks from refusing service to marijuana businesses
11/20/17
2021: The Medical Marijuana Research Act, HR 5657
2021: The MORE Act, HR 3617
2021: The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1996
2019: The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1595
2019: Blumenauer/McClintock/Norton Amendment to Protect Legalization
2016: Veterans Equal Access Amendment
2015: Rohrabacher/Farr Amendment to Protect Medical
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