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Cannabis Banking Today

Canna Law Blog

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered. That’s banking.

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Unique Banking Challenges MSOs Encounter

Cannabis Law Report

While the rules and regulations vary from state to state, that has not limited some dispensaries from opening locations in several regions. These multi state operators (MSOs) need to take the specific requirements of each state into account in every aspect of their business, from product types offered to how they bank.

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SAFE Banking Act Picking Up Steam in Republican- Controlled Senate

WeedAdvisor

Things are looking good for state medical and recreational dispensaries as a game-changing bill gains support in the U.S. According to Forbes , one third of the Senate now supports the SAFE Banking Act, a bill that would provide dispensaries access to critical financial services. Significant Outside Support. .

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Credit Union and Banking Update for Hemp and Marijuana Industries

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Last week, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued interim guidance stating that federally insured credit unions may provide certain financial services to legally operating hemp businesses. The need for cannabis businesses to have access to banking services continues to gain federal support.

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Senate Committee Hearing Report – Challenges for Cannabis and Banking

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

On Tuesday July 23, 2019, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hosted a hearing to discuss national safety implications relating to federal regulations that force cannabis businesses to operate on a cash basis. And that puts them and the Americans they do business with at risk. .

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Everything You Need to Know About Running a Cannabis Dispensary in Nevada

Connor & Connor PLLC

Across the country, retail stores and medical dispensaries are seeing large revenues, despite the even larger burden of regulations and the persistent federal prohibition of the practice. Many of the dispensaries, especially in Nevada, are seeing their efforts pay off. How do I start a dispensary? 1] [link] ; [link]. [2]

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Further Delays To Cannabis Dispensaries Opening In Maine

Cannabis Law Report

State budget forecasters are banking on a robust kickoff, however, estimating $5 million in sales by the end of the month. Maine won’t issue active licenses until it has a testing lab ready, with all its licenses and certifications, to run the health, safety and potency tests required under state law, Gundersen said.