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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 05:06 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 19, 2021 / 05:07 PM EDTWASHINGTON () — Gov. Andrew Cuomo—who has chaired the National Governors Association since August—and 20 other governors want the federal government to pass the SAFE Banking Act of 2021. They issued a letter to congressional leaders that pushes them to pass it.According to Cuomo’s office, the SAFE Banking Act lets states with legalized marijuana operate safely under the national banking system. It also allows banks and credit unions to provide services to state-licensed, cannabis-related businesses.The letter is addressed to the leaders of both parties in both houses of Congress, plus the heads of the committees on Financial Services and Banking, Housing and Urban Development. They include: Sens. Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Sherrod Brown, and Pat Toomey, plus Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Maxine Waters, and Patrick McHenry.Thirty-six states, four territories, and the District of Columbia have legal medical weed; only 18 states, two territories, and D.C. also allow legal recreational use for adults over 21.Take a look at the letter—from the governors of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Colorado, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Virgina, Washington state, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—below:✕× Close Ad

Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 05:06 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 19, 2021 / 05:07 PM EDTWASHINGTON () — Gov. Andrew Cuomo—who has chaired the National Governors Association since August—and 20 other governors want the federal government to pass the SAFE Banking Act of 2021. They issued a letter to congressional leaders that pushes them to pass it.According to Cuomo’s office, the SAFE Banking Act lets states with legalized marijuana operate safely under the national banking system. It also allows banks and credit unions to provide services to state-licensed, cannabis-related businesses.The letter is...

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