Veriheal
JANUARY 27, 2024
Every day, hundreds and thousands of people walk into cannabis dispensaries in legal states to purchase cannabis. Many financial institutions seek to be a part of the cannabis banking movement. In the past year, 553 banks and 202 credit unions provided their services to cannabis-related businesses. However, change is coming.
NORML
MARCH 28, 2019
In the first of what is anticipated to be multiple Congressional votes to address the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana, the House Financial Services Committee will today voted to advance The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1595 , 45-15. So I would urge all of my colleagues so support H.R.
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Canna Law Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered. That’s banking. These are the highest risk businesses for banks and constitute the majority of suspicious activity report (“SAR”) filings.
NORML
MARCH 19, 2019
In the first in what are anticipated to be multiple Congressional hearings to address the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana, the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. With 97.7% of the U.S. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C.
MassRoots
AUGUST 3, 2020
New laws expanding the medical marijuana program in Louisiana went into effect on August 1. The state’s medical marijuana program has been criticized for being too limited and too restrictive since the program was established in 2016, but the three laws that went into effect on Saturday aim to improve the situation.
NORML
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Imagine operating a business without a bank account. Imagine being forbidden from letting your customers pay for purchases with a credit card, or being able to ask a bank for a small business loan. Furthermore, a total of 33 states have enacted policies to establish a regulated medical cannabis program.
Canna Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, as well as landlords such as BentallGreenOak and Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., have found themselves indirectly involved with New York City’s unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, potentially exposing them to legal issues. Signature Bank, Bank of America Corp.,
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