MassRoots

AUGUST 17, 2020

.” She continued, “While I don’t believe in legalizing all drugs — as a career prosecutor, I just don’t — we need to do the smart thing, the right thing, and finally decriminalize marijuana.”. Making marijuana legal at the federal level is the smart thing to do; it’s the right thing to do.

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Marijuana Banking Decriminalization History 142

The Blunt Truth

JULY 2, 2020

FinCen released new guidance on hemp banking. New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries may now deliver cannabis to their patients’ homes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dispensaries need to submit a plan to the Department of Health before beginning deliveries. hemp banking. There was federal news as well.

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Banking Hemp Programs Patients 115

The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Ideas ranged from legalization on day one (Sanders) to decriminalization and expungement (Bloomberg). In many states, cannabis stores and dispensaries were considered essential businesses. Massachusetts decided that medical dispensaries could remain open, but recreational shops had to close. Virginia decriminalized marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

“We applaud the introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis. The introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis would have implications far beyond banking. While this bill is an essential step in the right direction, it is a big ask and I’m a realist.

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Dispensary Banking Legislation Cannabis 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Congressional Republicans have taken a new approach to changing cannabis law, introducing a bill that will decriminalize marijuana, but not legalize it. The bill also eliminates the legal hazards that face many cannabis-related businesses, such as banks, and sets up a system to regulate cannabis much like alcohol.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Happily, one Michigan troop was able to keep selling outside a marijuana dispensary. The dog days of August brought us Louisiana decriminalizing marijuana. Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced his opposition to the SAFE Banking Act. There had been some thought of delay or additional review, but all went forward as planned.

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Banking Hemp Decriminalization Legalization 131

The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

New Jersey considers decriminalization. Legislators introduced a decriminalization bill this week that would remove criminal penalties for crimes involving possession of less than one pound of marijuana. The dispensary formerly known as the Dank of Oklahoma will choose a new moniker. There’s plenty of state news also.

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Pets Decriminalization Banking Programs 95

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has passed The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 out of committee this week. Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. It now awaits consideration by the U.S.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 162

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Assembly Bill 1525 allows cannabis banking under California state law. No sooner did the state’s Department of Health publish new rules, than Trulieve started making them available in their dispensaries. The bill would decriminalize cannabis and expunge the criminal records of nonviolent marijuana offenders. the more act.

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DEA Banking CBD Edibles 98

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The allegation is that they illegally seized cash from legal cannabis dispensaries being transported by a company called Empyreal Logistics, and we’re not just talking about a few grand. Dispensary Cash Seized by Deputies. Empyreal operates in 28 states, acting as a cash courier for cannabis businesses and their banks.

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Dispensary Business Legalization DEA 113

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 182

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Tell Senator Crapo that a 2% THC cap is unacceptable and that banking reform can’t wait. We agree banking reform cannot wait. The denial of access to banking to the cannabis industry – legal or illegal – is simply stupid. We have always supported the decriminalization of the possession and use of marijuana.

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Banking Access Decriminalization Legislation 59

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2555, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 162

SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Hawaii is already somewhat decriminalized, as 2019 laws reduced the criminal penalties for cannabis possession, but only up to three grams. It would increase decriminalization from three grams to 30 grams and help expunge past cannabis cases. I really think the dispensaries really need to be given a chance to really perform.” .

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Legalization Decriminalization Recreational Banking 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

dispensary. Cannabis was decriminalized in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019, and people can possess up to 30 grams of cannabis and cultivate up to 4 plants on their own property. He said the bill will allow individuals entering the cannabis industry to become bankable, without any risk of correspondent bank failure. import license.

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Decriminalization Banking Cultivation Consumption 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 11, 2022

The First Circuit gave strong indications Thursday that it would strike down a Maine law that says only in-state residents can own for-profit medical marijuana dispensaries. The 2018 Maine law says that officers and directors of for-profit medical dispensaries must live in the state. Courthouse News Service reports. So it filed suit.

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Dispensary Decriminalization Banking Law 52

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. AL resident?

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 166

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. Allows licensed dispensaries to sell edible cannabis and cannabidiol products. Legislation is pending to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. A subcommittee of the U.S. IA resident? IN resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 171

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

This month, cannabis operators closed their doors on more than ten dispensary locations in Michigan and Colorado. As cannabis remains illegal at the federal level pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act, operators still struggle to find adequate banking services.

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Wellness and Beauty Banking Decriminalization Data 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With the decriminalization of cannabis in Canda, as well as the United States of America, the world is about to witness a new world order. In fact, more than anything else, the legalization of cannabis has led to a boom in financial reserves for the countries and states that have decriminalized its use. . The Change In Tax Generation.

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Decriminalization Seed-To-Sale eCommerce Banking 65

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Poll after poll reveals that support for the legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana keeps increasing. This past April, Senate Majority Leader (for now) Chuck Schumer could not even garner enough support in his own party to advance a decriminalization bill. They do buy loads and loads of it from Oregon border dispensaries.)

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Marijuana Decriminalization DEA Legislation 78

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. GA resident? HI resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 133

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

viii Other states have decriminalized the first-time possession of small quantities of marijuana or legalized the limited sale and use of low-THC CBD oil, a non-psychoactive product from the cannabis plant often used for medical purposes. xli The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act) was approved by the U.S.

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Banking Marijuana Collective Recreational 59

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. New Hampshire.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 159

NORML

JUNE 8, 2019

Decriminalization isn’t really being entertained. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Red Bank) was promising home cultivation for medical patients. Legislators, under the leadership of Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D- Gloucester), have frittered away every opportunity to come to our rescue. Legalization is on hold.

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Marijuana Legalization Treatment Programs 196

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

These days, the industry in Nevada faces some steep challenges, including the lack of banking services and some serious questions — raised in numerous lawsuits — that the state’s process for distributing conditional licenses was unfair. Pilot program for banking.

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Legislation Banking Consumption Conditions 58

SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

. “While the bill would direct the attorney general to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, it wouldn’t legalize cannabis everywhere,” Jonathan Havens, co-chair of the Cannabis Law Practice and chair of the Food and Beverage Practice at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr , told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Banking Programs Decriminalization Legislation 52

SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

. “While the bill would direct the attorney general to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, it wouldn’t legalize cannabis everywhere,” Jonathan Havens, co-chair of the Cannabis Law Practice and chair of the Food and Beverage Practice at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr , told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Business Banking Programs Decriminalization 52

SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

. “While the bill would direct the attorney general to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, it wouldn’t legalize cannabis everywhere,” Jonathan Havens, co-chair of the Cannabis Law Practice and chair of the Food and Beverage Practice at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr , told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Banking Programs Decriminalization Legislation 52

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Although the federal government has largely stopped prosecuting violators of these laws so long as they are in compliance with state laws, the federal restrictions still throw a huge wrench in the logistics of things like banking, transport of goods and taxes – even in places like California, where it’s legal.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Kevin Hart, CEO and Founder of Green Check Verified , a leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions. Press the Play button below to listen to the podcast. ? You did not know it was available.

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Banking Seed-To-Sale Supply Chain Compliance 52

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident?

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 144

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) , chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed interest in addressing banking issues facing cannabis businesses operating legally in their states. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

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Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

. “While the bill would direct the attorney general to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, it wouldn’t legalize cannabis everywhere,” Jonathan Havens, co-chair of the Cannabis Law Practice and chair of the Food and Beverage Practice at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr , told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Packaging Banking Programs CBD 52

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

It also marks a gradual shift in focus from state legislatures, where a raft of measures legalizing the sale of recreational and medicinal use have put more pressure on Congress to reclassify the drug and remove federal restrictions on banking and research.” Surterra ($240,000) trail only. It actually has a few.

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Banking Recreational Medicine Patients 63

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

For example, in Texas, a state which continues to resist the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana, possessing two ounces or less of marijuana is punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. A Tale of Two States.

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Cannabis Programs Decriminalization Banking 52

NORML

JULY 3, 2019

“This is really a Los Angeles phenomenon … I can’t tell you where there would be an unlicensed dispensary operating in Oakland or San Francisco.” “A dispensary is needed for anyone who can’t grow their own. Follow Nevada NORML on Facebook and become a member today ! But there are bad actors.”

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