Senate may be close to inhaling.

(Washington, DC) — The Senate could take up what’s being described as significant marijuana legislation along with their other “must-pass” year-end bills. Axios is reporting that a group of bipartisan senators, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, has gotten the go-ahead from the Justice Department to move forward on legislation that would allow cannabis companies to access banking institutions. Grants for state expungement of past marijuana convictions are also on the table