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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Critcizes Congress On Their Tardiness On Reforming Cannabis Laws.”The bottom line is this: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.”

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Top Federal Financial Regulator Slams Congress Over Marijuana Inaction And Calls For Interagency Banking Workgroup. Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. Here’s his full presentation. September 2021. NCUA Board Member Rodney E. Board Member Rodney E.

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Folium Biosciences Colorado: Stock hiking, cutting corners, sidestepping regulatory requirements & strong arm tactics

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Colorado has long been regarded one of the the US’s better state markets for efficient compliance and good regulatory management by state and local authorities. Folium would be unable to meet sales commitments if they could not get access to hemp stock. Teri Buhl reports.

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Article – Faegre Baker Daniels: Key Considerations for U.K. Investment in the Legal Cannabis Industry Abroad

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investment community as to the boundaries of legal risk and compliance. This has not changed federal law; the Department of Justice has instructed prosecutors to refrain from prosecuting by way of the Cole Memorandum , issued in August 2013 to all U.S. There is very little guidance for U.K. On 18 June 2019, the U.K. Rogers, a U.K.

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Hollister Biosciences Inc. Announces strategic initiatives including a planned rebrand, executive and board updates

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The brand is being created to represent a focused vision towards becoming a leading house of brands with a mission to empower consumers with access and a variety of trusted cannabis packaged goods. Since 2017, Jill has led the finance, administration and compliance oversight functions for Venom Extracts.

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Trivializing Legal Advice

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Federal law covers cannabis law with a suffocating heavy gloss due to the consequences of federal criminal law, the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”], [1] the Bank Secrecy Act , and IRC §280E. Cannabis law is state-specific with an over-riding gloss of federal law. Below the overlay of federal law, cannabis law is state-specific.

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‘Make It Legal And Give Us Control’, Swiss Pharmacies Tell Government

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Cannabis remains illegal in Switzerland though the law was loosened in 2013, ensuring adults caught with ten grams or less can accept a 100-franc ($100) spot fine, though that is enforced to varying degrees across the country.

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Top 6 Growing Pains in California’s Cannabis Marketplace

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And with too few licenses comes lack of access for consumers and the growth and continued operation of illegal operators. Lack of access to banking. The lack of access to banking forces the classic public safety threat of all-cash, which is also a logistical nightmare for cannabis businesses that must taxes and run payroll.

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