U.S. Sen. JD Vance, the Ohio Republican whom Donald Trump picked as his running mate for the November presidential election, is no supporter of federal marijuana reform.
Nor did the 39-year-old former investment banker and “Hillbilly Elegy” author support adult-use marijuana legalization in Ohio last year.
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But Vance doesn’t appear to be much of a cannabis-culture warrior, either, preferring instead to spend his political capital elsewhere.
No ‘friend’ of marijuana industry
“Is Vance a friend of the industry? Absolutely not,” Steve Schain, a Philadelphia-based attorney who specializes in cannabis banking and taxation issues, told MJBizDaily by phone on Tuesday.
“His first and only concern is fortifying and furthering his federal role.
“That being said, like most classic libertarians, he doesn’t want to disturb
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