The U.S. House of Representatives on July 20 approved an appropriations bill that includes language that would prevent the FCC from taking administrative action against a radio or television licensee that accepts cannabis advertising — consistent with the laws of the state or local jurisdiction in which the station is licensed.
That action, however, is meaningless without the Senate’s passage.
A Democratic Senator from New Mexico just took the possibility of pot spots one step closer to reality — unless GOP leaders blow it away in a puff of smoke.