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Patty Murray's Public Statements on Issue: Marijuana

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04/28/2023 Murray, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan SAFE Banking Act to Improve Community Safety and Banking Access for Legal Cannabis Businesses
04/22/2023 Op-ed: Inslee and Ferguson: SAFE Banking Act is a matter of life and death for WA pot businesses
10/06/2022 Tweet - "This is a historic step that will change so many people's lives. No one should be in federal prison for simple marijuana possession, but we need to do more to catch federal laws up to Washington state's laws when it comes to legalizing cannabis. I'll keep pushing on this."
10/06/2022 Senator Murray Statement on President Biden's Announcements on Cannabis
07/21/2022 Senator Murray Helps Introduce the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
05/12/2022 Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Murray Joins Bipartisan Effort to Improve Safety for Legal Cannabis Businesses  
04/23/2022 Tweet - "Washington state cannabis businesses shouldn't have to fear for their safety because of outdated banking laws. Let's pass the #SAFEBankingAct and make sure these businesses don't have to operate fully in cash.
04/20/2022 Tweet - "Federal laws on cannabis haven't caught up with Washington state & it's hurting small businesses and putting workers in danger. We've got to pass the #SAFEBankingAct because it makes absolutely no sense that legal cannabis businesses are being forced to operate entirely in cash."
06/18/2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities
03/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Hon. Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on the Safe Banking Act
01/25/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws
01/08/2018 Tweet - "While families in WA impacted by addiction wait for additional resources to curb the #opioidcrisis, the Trump administration misguidedly chooses to focus on cracking down on legal marijuana use instead."
01/04/2018 Tweet - "This is just the latest example of President Trump and his Administration breaking their promises and trying to jam through an ideological agenda that would be deeply damaging to people in Washington state and across the country."
01/04/2018 Senator Murray Statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions Ending Common Sense Approach to Legalized Marijuana
01/04/2018 Tweet - "When it comes to the legal, adult use of marijuana, the voters in my home state of Washington, and in many other states, have spoken clearly and I intend to keep fighting to make sure Washington state is able to continue carrying out the will of its voters."
12/14/2016 Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services
12/13/2016 Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses
06/16/2016 Appropriations Committee Passes Merkley-Murray Amendment to Provide Access to Banking Services for Legal Marijuana Businesses
04/15/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
04/15/2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana
04/12/2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
03/25/2016 Letter to Janet L. Yellen, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Debbie Matz, Chairman of National Credit Union Administration Board; Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency; Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman of Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Treasury; Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Marijuana Businesses' Access to Banking Services
03/25/2016 Letter to Janet Yellen, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Debbie Matz, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board; Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency; Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Department of Treasury; Jennifer Shasky, Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Federal Financial Regulators to Provide Clear Guidance so that Legal Marijuana Businesses Can Access Banking Services
01/27/2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
07/23/2015 Merkley, Murray Applaud Passage of Amendment to Help Legal Marijuana Businesses Access Banking Services
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