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FinCEN Reports on Cannabis Banking and the SAFER Act

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Many financial institutions seek to be a part of the cannabis banking movement. According to quarterly data presented by the US Treasury Department, over 800 banks and credit unions have filed paperwork with the United States government to state their relations with cannabis businesses. This marks a significant increase from last year.

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How Important is the SAFE Banking Act, Anyway?

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I’m pretty sure that more ink has been spilled on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE Banking”), than any other proposed cannabis law. Specifically, SAFE Banking was introduced in 2017 and it passed the House seven times (seven times!) SAFE Banking will finally go to mark-up this week in the Senate Banking Committee.

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US Bid To Ease Cannabis Banking Risks Shows Scale Of Challenge Facing Europe

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European cannabis firms and investors enviously watching the rapid maturation of the multi-billion dollar North American industry may consider something both geographies have in common; the difficulty of getting banks onside. As of September 2018, Forbes reported just 30 percent of cannabis firms in the US had access to bank accounts.

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24 Hours Is A Long Time In Cannabis ! New Frontier Data Now Say They Intend to Buy Cannabis Media Outlet, Civilized Worldwide Inc

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They have data and reports in play and we presume have fairly healthy numbers in terms of B to B clients. said New Frontier Data Founder and CEO Giadha Aguirre de Carcer. based New Frontier Data was founded in 2014 and has grown to over a 50-person team, with three offices in the United States and Europe. Washington, D.C.-based

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Critcizes Congress On Their Tardiness On Reforming Cannabis Laws.”The bottom line is this: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.”

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Top Federal Financial Regulator Slams Congress Over Marijuana Inaction And Calls For Interagency Banking Workgroup. Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. Here’s his full presentation. September 2021. NCUA Board Member Rodney E. Board Member Rodney E.

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Report: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -“Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation?”

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Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States. Marijuana sales boomed in Colorado starting in early 2014 with the opening of the first recreational storefronts. Department of Agriculture (USDA). percent THC. percent in 2018 (Chart 7). pounds in 2017.

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IRS Updates CTR Exams

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entitled “ The IRS Is Using Its Big Data and Reminds Us and Its Agents That They Have Access to Records of Large Cash Transactions at Financial Institutions “. The IRS has recently provided interim guidance to clarify actions IRS Examiners musttake to analyze and document Currency Transaction Report (CTR) data during an audit.

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