In this episode we are delighted to bring back our unofficial political correspondent, Jason.  Jason has extensive experience working on the ‘Hill’.  He was a member of 2 lobbying groups that advocated for safe and fair-trade issues and economic investment in American cities.  As well, he worked for an appropriations chairman who focused on financial services and trade issues.

Jason recently wrote a detailed post on reddit titled ‘Understanding Washington: 2022 The Year Ahead’.   The post is well written with one of the main themes being: We must see the whole board and understand the position that our legislative agenda fits into the broader picture.  This is an important perspective when considering the impact politics plays in Cannabis.  We discuss this these along with the following topics:

What events occurred that led to the removal of SAFE from the NDAA

Money in the politics and where to look

How the political catalyst landscape looks for 2022

What, if anything, we can predict about the years beyond this November’s election.

The 3 Political Tests you should do to prevent getting caught up in the hype:

(1) Political Test: Democratic Leadership is comfortable with a vote

(2) Practical Test: There are a majority of votes in Congress

(3) Bi-Partisan Test: there are votes from both sides of the aisle.

Links:

https://www.opensecrets.org/

Jason's Article - Understanding Washington: 2022 The Year Ahead (Click here for the article).

As always, we hope you enjoy this episode.