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The State of Cannabis Banking at a Pivotal Moment in the Industry: Q&A with Safe Harbor Services’ Amanda McComb

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The SAFE Banking Act is back in Congress, and political momentum is swinging in favor of the cannabis industry’s need to normalize its relations with financial institutions. Here, we spoke with Safe Harbor Services Vice President Amanda McComb about some of the recent trends and changes that she’s seen in banking the cannabis industry.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). The color of money, black banks and the racial wealth gap (1st ed). SSRN: [link] or [link] McVey, E (2017). References. Baradaran, M. Robinson, C.

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Two States Stick the Landing on Cannabis Legalization: Week in Review

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The SAFE Banking Act is back in Congress, and political momentum is swinging in favor of the cannabis industry’s need to normalize its relations with financial institutions. Here, we spoke with Safe Harbor Services Vice President Amanda McComb about some of the recent trends and changes that she’s seen in banking the cannabis industry.

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FBI Sting Catches Cannabis Stock Manipulators: PotNetwork Holdings Exposed

Cannabis Law Report

bank accounts. bank accounts. One of the bank accounts set up to receive the illicit funds was a Well Fargo account for D&D Capital, a company owned by Dror and his brother Dekel. They also seized the D&D Capital bank account. It appears the arrested trio’s relationship with ACN goes back to at least January 2017.

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Stockton University’s Cannabis and Hemp Research Institute to Offer Lab Testing, Education

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The SAFE Banking Act is back in Congress, and political momentum is swinging in favor of the cannabis industry’s need to normalize its relations with financial institutions. Here, we spoke with Safe Harbor Services Vice President Amanda McComb about some of the recent trends and changes that she’s seen in banking the cannabis industry.

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Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency Releases New Application Forms for Medical and Recreational Facilities: What to Know

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MRA’s new forms were issued in connection with the new topic-based administrative rules for both facility types released in the same week, which reflected lessons learned by the State and industry after operating under temporary and emergency rules since 2017.

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“Bury My Heart At Wounded Folium” – The Chief Hopes To Ride Into The Sunset With Australis Merger

Cannabis Law Report

Folium’s history of misleading advertising is supported by interviews with chemists who recently worked at Folium in their quality department. The Colorado EEOC took a year to bring the case forward and in 2017 Folium countered the complaint claiming she was fired for lack of performance, not being a team player, and violating their NDA.

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