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Jodi Emerson: “There's certainly some banking issues that come out of…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Campaign 2020: Rep. Jodi Emerson (D) Eau Claire - 91st Assembly District

Published | Video Starts at 11:56

As states around Wisconsin legalize medical and recreational marijuana, what's your position? You know, I think there's going to be some things that need to change on the federal level. There's certainly some banking issues that come out of states that have, you know, adopted legalizing marijuana because they can't deposit money into banks because of some federal rules. I'd really like to see this tackled on a federal level. I'm not opposed to changing the rules. We're seeing, even with just legalizing hemp and getting CBD oil out there, new businesses popping up. (11:56–12:09)

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Asserts that federal banking rules create issues for states that have legalized marijuana.

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