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Update: DOJ and SAFE Banking Act

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As we blogged about last week, the SAFE Banking Act is trying to claw its way back from the dead during this lame duck session of Congress. Interestingly, on December 2, Punchbowl News reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memo outlining its “issues” with the SAFE Banking Act. Section 280E.

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Canna Law Blog – Harris Bricken: Top 6 Ketamine Clinic Questions Asked and Answered

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Cannabis faces an overall lack of access to financial institutions as well as IRC 280E, and ketamine certainly does not. When people hear of ketamine clinics, they tend to think they’re dealing with an emerging psychedelic medicine in the health and wellness market. Although many are still self-pay mainly for two reasons: 1.

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American Bar Association Urges Congress To Let States Set Their Own Marijuana Policies

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Though ABA specified that it was not taking a position on marijuana legalization generally, it recognized that conflicting federal and state cannabis policies are untenable and have created complications for cannabis businesses operating in compliance with state law.

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Cato Institute “Cannabis Banking: A Clash Between Federal and State Laws”

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Despite progress over the past decade, the cannabis industry still struggles to access a fundamental piece of the U.S. Congress should either legalize cannabis or stop deputizing banks as drug enforcement investigators. The State of Banking. what is proposed in the SAFE Banking Act ), or enacting full legalization.

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Industry Trembles After FDA Cracks The Whip

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Seq (1970) and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) clutches, 2019 hemp production and sales exploded. Steve represents entities, governments and individuals in choosing a structure, preparing and submitting license application, regulation, compliance and litigation, and drafting legislation. Budgeted at $6.1

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American Action Forum: Federal Taxation Of Cannabis : Primer

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Federal law requires that taxpayers must report income from illegal sources – including cannabis sales (whether state sanctioned or not) – raising numerous tax compliance and design issues. The lawful cannabis industry faces numerous regulatory hurdles that makes even good-faith compliance with the law a challenge. Introduction.

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Federal Legalization – Then What?

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The STATES Act passes in Congress, the President signs it and it becomes law which means that in the states where cannabis is legal : Banking system becomes available to cannabis businesses. The second path would be the administrative action by the Drug Enforcement Agency [“DEA”] and its Diversion Control Division.