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WHY DO LEGALIZERS KEEP BLOCKING POT BANKING?

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Chuck Schumer claims to favor repealing the federal ban on marijuana. The New York Democrat nevertheless helped sink legislation that would have removed federal obstacles to banking services for state-licensed marijuana businesses.

Even stranger, the Drug Policy Alliance

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