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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

SBA policy timeline: A whiplash-inducing history The SBAs latest update to its 7(a) and 504 loan programs represents a return to the more restrictive, 2020 policy. June 1, 2025, the Current Policy This update reintroduces and expands on the 2020 restrictions, explicitly targeting Consumable Hemp Products. Otherwise, be specific.)

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From DEA to Legal Cannabis: Charles Feldmann Weighs In

CannaTech

As a Marine Corps federal prosecutor, DEA Drug Task Force Commander and state narcotics prosecutor, Charles spent many years engaged in the War on Drugs. A Former DEA Prosecutor’s Journey into the Global Cannabis Industry. Charles Feldmann, Esq. CannaTech alumnus sponsor and cannabis legal expert. ” – Famous Russian proverb.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

The Blunt Truth

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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Bank of America Shuts Down Cannabis Research Facility Account

Cannabis Law Report

Bank of America (BoA) is reportedly terminating its banking relationship with Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI), a DEA-registered facility that carries out important marijuana research. So, given the history and credibility of the Institute, why did BoA terminate the 10-year banking relationship with SRI? The Hemp Gazette reports.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

On November 3, 2020, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize psilocybin for recreational purposes. In 2020, Canada also began granting legal exemptions for use of psilocybin in medical research, as well as for use by certain doctors and therapists to treat terminally ill patients. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”).

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