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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

Attorneys Generals from 34 states and territories sent a letter today to Congressional leadership urging members to expeditiously pass The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act so that state-licensed cannabis business can explicitly engage in relationships with banks and other financial institutions.

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Pennsylvania Says Yes to Banking for Cannabis Businesses

Veriheal

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. While the federal SAFE Banking Act —which seeks to provide banking protections for cannabis businesses—continues to hit road bump after road bump in the U.S. The Cole Memo, however, did not require banks to serve cannabis-related companies.

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Signs of Life for the SAFE Banking Act?

Canna Law Blog

The SAFE Banking Act has languished in Congress since early 2017, a victim of political gridlock and division, as well as political wrangling over broad approaches to cannabis legalization. We last covered the SAFE Banking Act in February , when it looked as though 2022 would be the sixth year in which this bill would die.

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Article – “Stop Dreaming: Cannabis Banking Reform Isn’t Happening in 2020”

Cannabis Law Report

If Nasdaq.com are re-distributing a Motely Fool piece on the state of cannabis banking then we’d suggest it is probably worth heeding what’s being said. This has led some pot companies to deal strictly in cash, which is a growth inhibitor and a safety concern. That’s only 8.4%

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Is 2021 The Year Of Meaningful Cannabis Banking Reform?

Cannabis Law Report

With Democrats in control of the White House and Congress (at least until the 2022 midterm election), the question remains as to whether this is the year that the federal government enacts meaningful cannabis banking reform. As a refresher, in March 2019, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, or H.R.

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SAFE Banking Act Refiled on Heels of $17.5 Billion in U.S. Cannabis Sales in 2020

SpeedWeed

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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The Week in Weed: May 22, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized the cannabis banking provisions in the latest stimulus bill, while state Attorneys General wrote a letter supporting them. cannabis banking. The marijuana industry was optimistic about the inclusion of the SAFE Banking Act in the HEROES bill last week. massachusetts. and finally.

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