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Unique Banking Challenges MSOs Encounter

Cannabis Law Report

While the rules and regulations vary from state to state, that has not limited some dispensaries from opening locations in several regions. These multi state operators (MSOs) need to take the specific requirements of each state into account in every aspect of their business, from product types offered to how they bank.

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SAFE Banking Act Cruises to Passage in House

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Cannabis banking reform deposited another decisive victory in the U.S. In the last Congress, the lower chamber overwhelmingly passed a standalone version of SAFE Banking in 2019, and then House members passed the measure two more times as part of federal coronavirus relief bills in 2020. 14, according to Willamette Week.

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SAFE Banking Act Picking Up Steam in Republican- Controlled Senate

WeedAdvisor

Things are looking good for state medical and recreational dispensaries as a game-changing bill gains support in the U.S. According to Forbes , one third of the Senate now supports the SAFE Banking Act, a bill that would provide dispensaries access to critical financial services. Skipping Ahead. .

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Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer Feels SAFE Banking Act is Not Enough

WeedAdvisor

With cannabis reform sweeping across the country, measures life the SAFE Banking Act are welcome by many financial institutions and members of the cannabis industry. This will certainly open up a world of opportunity, safety and convenience to beleaguered dispensaries everywhere. This leaves the SAFE Banking Act standing on its own.

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Cannacurio Podcast Episode 33 with Tony Repanich of Shield Compliance

SpeedWeed

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Tony Repanich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance , a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses. I spent 25 years in community banking and I loved it. Welcome, Tony.

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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. I’ve seen dispensary employees have their bank accounts shut down.

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Industry Insiders Predict SAFE Banking Act Could Pass as Early as October

WeedAdvisor

Over the past few months, we covered the progress of the SAFE Banking Act as the fate of financial services to dispensaries hung in the balance. Consequently, cannabis businesses were denied loans, basic banking services and other critical tools that enterprises and individuals take for granted. More Work to Do”.

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