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CCIA Calls For Help Supporting The SAFE Banking Act

MassRoots

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) is calling for cannabis businesses to join them in imploring Speaker Pelosi to prioritize the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act). What is the SAFE Banking Act? CCIA and The Liaison Group have been working tirelessly behind the scenes on SAFE Banking.

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The Week in Weed: December 10, 2021

The Blunt Truth

It looks like marijuana banking will not be part of the NDAA. marijuana banking. Advocates of allowing the banking industry to serve cannabis businesses have seen many opportunities to enact legislation come and go. Further bulletins as events warrant. Lawmakers introduced a bill to require the FDA to regulate CBD.

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SAFE Banking Act passes the US House of Representatives by vote of 321 to 103!

Cannabis Law Report

House of Representatives approved the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act 321-103. Neal Levine of the Cannabis Trade Federation states … The bipartisan SAFE Banking Act ( H.R.1595 It aims to address the state-legal cannabis industry’s lack of access to banking and other financial services.

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Credit Union and Banking Update for Hemp and Marijuana Industries

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

The guidance offers reassurance to credit unions following the 2018 Farm Bill, which federally legalized hemp, but failed to address banking in the hemp industry, leaving the banking industry uncertain as to their capacity to legally serve the industry. Last week at a CannaGather event in New York City Rep.

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March 22, 2022 LCB To Hold Emergency Meeting For Washington Retailers After 3 Shooting Deaths In Last 4 Days

Cannabis Law Report

n the wake of a deadly spate of armed robberies at three cannabis retail stores which resulted in three deaths within four days, the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) will next week host an online roundtable to discuss safety at cannabis retailers. Event Details. Opportunity to Share and Influence. Join on your computer or mobile app.

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In Congress, a Changed House Finally Looks at Cannabis Banking

SpeedWeed

Six years after introducing the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, a cannabis banking reform measure, co-author Denny Heck finally saw it enjoy its first committee hearing in Congress on Wednesday. Here’s How Cannabis Companies Are Banking Legally on the Down Low. “We are all late,” Rep. .

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The Week in Weed: May 29, 2020

The Blunt Truth

In federal news, the marijuana banking provisions in the latest relief bill may not be dead on arrival. I suspect we’ve not heard the last of this – further bulletins as events warrant. We expressed some doubt last week as to the success of the SAFE Banking provisions in the latest pandemic relief bill. Her reasons?

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