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Seattle: Cannabis banking startup Shield Compliance announces key hires

Cannabis Law Report

Seattle-based cannabis banking startup Shield Compliance is beefing up its staff. ” Shield, founded in 2014, helps banks and credit unions deal with the risks and regulations that come with serving cannabis businesses. The company offers services in anti-money laundering compliance and client onboarding.

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Regulators & ISO / IEC 17025 In The Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

She has served in this role since 2014. She is also responsible for the state Cannabis Reference Laboratory which develops methods and tests cannabis products for compliance and public health investigations. Heather Krug is the State Cannabis Sciences Program Manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

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Botanacor and Agricor Laboratories Name New Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

Cannabis Law Report

Seeking compliance with these new laws, cannabis and hemp producers have sought out testing labs with validated processes and consistent product-testing results, both hallmarks of Agricor and Botanacor. Botanacor is the first Colorado lab audited and approved by the CDPHE to conduct mandatory compliance testing. About Botanacor.

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National Credit Union Administration Issues Statement About Serving Hemp Businesses

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Within its memorandum to members, the NCUA provided: 1) a summary of repercussions generated by the 2018 Farm Bill, 2) specific compliance program concerns with regard to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering Act (AML), and 3) considerations under existing NCUA regulations for lending.

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Colorado’s hemp management plan wins federal approval, Gov. Polis announces

Cannabis Law Report

Colorado’s hemp management plan will allow hemp farmers to grow hemp in Colorado in compliance with federal laws. The state hemp management plan is derived from a pilot program established in 2014 as a result of that year’s federal Farm Bill. Colorado’s Department of Agriculture submitted comments for the plan over 18 months ago.

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Aurum Labs Receives CDPHE Certification and is Poised to be the First DEA Registered Cannabis & Hemp Testing Laboratory in the US

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Aurum Labs ( [link] ) is now certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to conduct hemp compliance testing for manufactured industrial hemp products and is in the final stages of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration.

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Gravis Law Expands Its Rocky Mountain Regional Presence With Litigation, Civil Rights & Cannabis Regulation Attorney Christopher Young

Cannabis Law Report

Now returned to the Bozeman area since 2014, Chris joins the growing Gravis Law Montana team with additional offices in Whitefish and Kalispell. We’re very excited to welcome Chris Young to Gravis Law’s Business Team. Together, we can make lasting changes in people’s lives.”

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