Archive - Ask a Pol drugs

Sen. Jim Banks on SAFER Banking Act: "Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework"

Ep. 127 — Sen. Jim Banks (7-29-2025)

Aug 13 •

1:29

Hoeven plays matchmaker, negotiating hemp reform between McConnell and Rand Paul

Ep. 126 — Sen. John Hoeven (7-30-2025)

Aug 7 •

3:37

Sen. Rand Paul's mission: "fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry”

Ep. 125 — Sen. Rand Paul (7-29-2025)

Aug 1 •

1:27

July 2025

House out til fall and Cannabis Caucus still hasn't discussed SAFER Banking Act yet this year

Ep. 124 — Rep. Dina Titus (7-22-2025)

Jul 25 •

1:34

Unlike Andy Harris' hemp bill, Sen. Wyden claims "most balanced" framework around

Ep. 123 — Sen. Ron Wyden (7-17-2025)

Jul 18 •

1:41

Andy Harris' new hemp bill will "completely destroy" industry, Sen. Rand Paul predicts

Ep. 122 — Sen. Rand Paul (6-26-2025)

Jul 12 •

1:13

Senate sponsors of SAFER Banking marijuana bill have have not met yet in 119th Congress

Ep. 121 — Sen. Jeff Merkley (7-2-2025)

Jul 11 •

1:28

June 2025

Fall is earliest Senate will take up cannabis banking, according to new SAFER Banking Act sponsor

Ep. 120 — Sen. Bernie Moreno (6-18-2025)

Jun 20 •

1:15

“I have not,” top SAFER Banking Act advocate in Senate hasn't discussed it this Congress

Ep. 119 — Sen. Steve Daines (6-11-2025)

Jun 14 •

1:27

Cannabis Caucus Co-chair supports banning consumable hemp

Ep. 118 — Rep. Dave Joyce (6-6-2025)

Jun 8 •

3:51

Rep. Andy Harris: “I'm just overjoyed at the president's budget having my DC marijuana rider"

Ep. 117 — Rep. Andy Harris (6-4-2025)

Jun 5 •

1:26

May 2025

“The SAFER what?” Sen. Jim Justice unfamiliar with SAFER Banking Act for cannabis

Ep. 116 — Sen. Jim Justice (5-21-2025)

May 31 •

1:26

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