Weed is popular. So what's the holdup in Congress?

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

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🗓️ 2 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Eight — that’s how many states have passed some form of cannabis legalization since November. And even though marijuana is gainingpopularity in conservative states, that's not breaking through with GOP senators on Capitol Hill. Cannabis reporter Natalie Fertig and Playbook co-author Tara Palmeri discuss the growing cannabis dissonance between Republican senators and voters in their home states, and why Chuck Schumer shouldn’t be optimistic about passing federal legislation. Tara Palmeri is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Natalie Fertig is cannabis policy reporter for POLITICO.Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Special thanks to producer Olivia Reingold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, does John Boehner go home and smoke a J?
0:05.0	I don't know.
0:06.0	He's a big cigarette smoker.
0:07.0	I don't think I'd be shocked if he did.
0:14.0	Today, Republicans are watching their states back weed.
0:18.0	But they're not sold.
0:19.0	So many states are out of step with the federal government.
0:24.0	Something's gonna have to change soon.
0:26.0	It's already starting to become like a mini nightmare.
0:29.0	Lily Fertig covers cannabis policy here at Politico.
0:32.0	Senator Sherrod Brown asked me if cannabis policy reporter was actually on my resume.
0:38.0	And it is, right?
0:39.0	Yeah, it's 100% of my resume.
0:41.0	Says cannabis reporter.
0:42.0	And there's been a ton of action on her beats since November.
0:45.0	You have to think about how rapidly this is happening.
0:48.0	It was only one decade ago that Colorado and Washington state passed their legalization.
0:53.0	Man, I have to keep up the count.
0:55.0	The fact that eight new states, at least the voters have voted to legalize cannabis since November.
1:01.0	Really changes the game on Capitol Hill.
1:03.0	I'm Tara Paul Mary.
1:05.0	And this is Playbook Deep Dive.
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