Marijuana: Democrats have been a 'huge disappointment to the industry,' Curaleaf exec says

[babylonsister]

Marijuana: Democrats have been a ‘huge disappointment to the industry,’ Curaleaf exec says
Yahoo Finance
Ihsaan Fanusie
April 21, 2022, 1:03 PM
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With 4/20 in the rearview mirror for the cannabis industry, some companies are still looking for reasons to celebrate as the fight to legalize marijuana continues.

The Biden administration has been mostly silent on the topic of federal marijuana legalization, offering neither support nor opposition to the bill which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month.

The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, if signed into law, would remove marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and abolish the associated criminal penalties. The bill passed the House primarily by party lines and, receiving no support from the president, has yet to be introduced to the Senate.

“The Democrats, to be honest, have been a huge disappointment to the industry,” Curaleaf (CURLF) Executive Chairman Boris Jordan told Yahoo Finance Live in a recent segment. “We all came in after the election of President Biden, thinking that we were going to get real activity in the area of legislation, and we've gotten absolutely nothing. And I think that's the real problem.”

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[dweller]

1. Who is Boris Jordan ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Jordan






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[dalton99a]

5. +1. Russian billionaire Boris Jordan (Борис Алексеевич Йордан)

[babylonsister]

7. Curaleaf is pretty huge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curaleaf

[chowder66]

2. How do they feel about the Republicans?

Sorry... but there is a mountain of shit we are digging out of and that doesn't even include the big items that have been accomplished.

Not everything is going to be done in 16 months. I want this to pass too but not everything is going to make it in the time-frame people wish it to be made in.

[msongs]

3. whining drug peddlers better hope grown your own doesnt take over nt

[tritsofme]

4. MORE just isn't going to pass the Senate. Democrats should move the SAFE Banking Act

And take the win there.

[Calculating]

6. Cannabis not being federally legalized is getting insane

Literally like 3/4 if the country wants it, and Biden doesn't say a word of support on the issue. All the other democratic candidates seemed quite vocal about it. What votes would he lose by being more supportive of this? The only seriously anti-weed people left are the hardcore religious types and people who benefit from it being illegal.

[Celerity]

13. the most Biden may do is decriminalise I think, I can actually see him vetoing a legalisation bill

Not saying he would for sure, but zero shock if he did.

[GoodRaisin]

14. He had a lot to say about his support for decriminalization during his campaign.

This is not the time for him to be silent about it.

[Calculating]

15. For real

Who is he afraid of pissing off by supporting it? The social conservative crowd?

[GoodRaisin]

17. Don't know. I'm not even sure that's it, but I am worried about our voters

who could be pissed off over it. We have a tough election coming. I think it’s a bigger issue than some are treating it. The young voters, those impacted by marijuana incarceration, people waiting for police records to be expunged, a whole lot of people living with chronic pain with few options other than opioids and have hope in cannabis treatment. All with hope based on what Joe said his support would be. So I’m hoping he starts talking about it soon.

[gab13by13]

8. Help is on the way,

wife and I got our ballots and we just voted for Fetterman.

[blue neen]

10. Yep.

[gulliver]

9. Dems should be firing up the weed legalization issue

It's a winner nationwide and would drown out the Republican culture war, wedge, woke bullshit.

[UTUSN]

16. Is it a recreational Libertarian talking? - the ones who only vote with us when it's fun?

[gratuitous]

18. It's just so unfair! I mean, the Republicans are totally on board

But those darned Democrats are gumming up the works.

Cool story, bros.

[Voltaire2]

19. Public support is only at 70%. Too risky.