NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has passed The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 out of committee this week. Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. It now awaits consideration by the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Kevin Hart, CEO and Founder of Green Check Verified , a leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions. It’s verified, and that money can enter the US banking system. How does that money?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

The legal definition of hemp, which cannot go above 0.3% Mike Crapo (R-ID), then chair of the US Senate banking committee, indicated he was considering a 2% THC cap on cannabis products produced or sold by businesses that want secure financial services under the SAFE Banking Act, which is still in motion. In 2019, Sen.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

1 Despite what would appear to be increasingly lawful access to cannabis, it is still classified by U.S. law as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, 2 which means that its possession, sale or use is prohibited by federal law, even in those states whose laws have decriminalized the use of cannabis.

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Medical Cannabis Seedbank

JANUARY 10, 2019

Medical Cannabis: South Africa’s highest court has made the decision to decriminalize cannabis for private use. Already, one of South Africa’s major beverage groups has started to advertise and market a hemp oil-infused beer. Hemp containing less than 0.1% Medical Cannabis Seed Bank. Written, January 2019.

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

Governor Laura Kelly (D) of Kansas signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. A decriminalization bill was defeated in the Missouri House of Representatives this week. At a more local level, The city commissioners of Daytona Beach voted to decriminalize up to 20 grams of marijuana possession. AL resident?

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances. The bill now heads to the Governor.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

Relatively speaking, there is not a comparable, readily-accessible collection of prior art for cannabis-related inventions since historically the industry has hidden in the shadows. a contractual falling out between bank robbers). Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. 3] Diamond v. Chakrabarty , 447 U.S.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Historically, the legality of cannabis—a generalized term used to describe the plants from which both marijuana and industrial hemp are derived—has evolved over time in the United States. In the late 1800s, industrial hemp was a common crop, grown predominantly in Kentucky. The State of the Cannabis Industry in the Nation. Conclusion.

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The Joint Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Increased access to banking: While many states have legalized the sale and use of cannabis herb, it is still illegal on a federal level. Since the federal law regulates the banking system, banks hardly opted to do business with cannabis companies.

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The Cannigma

MAY 7, 2021

The Cannabis Enigma podcast is a co-production of The Cannigma and Americans for Safe Access. You’ve had this conversation in the US for over 20 years in some states so it’s not as if suddenly overnight, people have woken up to the discussion of cannabis and cannabis legalization and cannabis access. Music by Desca.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2022

Cannabis legalization, rescheduling, or decriminalization on a federal level in 2022 is an area where many people have high hopes. So, there is a long road ahead toward decriminalization and legalization in Nebraska. CBD most commonly comes from Industrial Hemp, which was made legal by the Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. After Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota vetoed a bill to regulate industrial hemp production last month, the legislature is set to study the topic during the interim session.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. The county banned commercial cannabis activity in 2017.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)). State prohibition is OK.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

States continue to expand their legal cannabis markets, with Maine formally adopting rules for adult-use cannabis sales, New Hampshire passing a law allowing physicians assistants to prescribe medical cannabis, and New Jersey soon to sign legislation expanding access to medical cannabis. Hemp and CBD. Florida Gov. International.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Florida Ag Committee Advances Industrial Hemp Bill. DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa House on Tuesday approved a bill that would make changes to the state’s medical cannabis law in an effort supporters say will expand access. Texas Set to Remove Hemp From State List of Controlled Substances. CONNECTICUT. WEST VIRGINIA.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Knowing Your Rights , provided by the national medical cannabis advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access, admonishes current cannabis consumers: Medical cannabis patients and their providers are vulnerable to federal and state raids, arrest, prosecution, and incarceration. PERSONAL RIGHTS. ” EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Governor Eric Holcomb (R) of Indiana and Governor Ned Lamont (D) of Connecticut signed industrial hemp legislation into law. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. AL resident? AL resident? California. CO resident?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Large cities across the country have also adopted decriminalization measures for psilocybin and other entheogenic (psychedelic) plants, including Ann Arbor, Denver , Oakland, Santa Cruz, and most recently, Washington, D.C. but we note that decriminalization is not legalization). Access to Banking. Does it Go Too Far?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

He is the founder of Apeiron Investment Group, his family office and merchant banking business. a leading biotech company in the hemp and cannabis industries. Previously, he worked in a senior role at a Canadian Investment Bank and in private equity in Vancouver, London and Toronto. Atai Life Sciences, Apeiron Investment Group.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Hemp has been used for these purposes for centuries in cultures around the world. how the segments are defined (e.g.,

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Hemp- Hemp would still be an exception to the definition of “cannabis” for regulatory purposes, and regulations would be developed to allow inadvertently “hot” product to pass to a proper cannabis facility. There are no provisions on banking, but making cannabis legal should remove money laundering issues. SAFE Banking.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Congress should now consider expanding the provisions to cover those states that have decriminalized marijuana generally.”. He’s a strong proponent of marijuana decriminalization. Both congresswomen have received “B” grades from NORML. — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 4, 2018.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 10, 2019

If passed, this bipartisan bill would demolish an obstacle that has plagued banks and dispensaries alike. Due to the clashes between laws in legal states and federal laws – which maintain that marijuana is illegal – banks fear federal prosecution if they handle money from otherwise legal dispensaries. Banking Policies. .

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. When elected to Congress in the 1990s, he co-sponsored legislation that would have allowed for access to medical marijuana. Quote: “Prohibition doesn’t work.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Hemp Roundtable made a lot of national news noise – and it’s no wonder, given the all-star lineup that joined the Roundtable in its virtual DC “fly-in.” The membership subsequently met with the USDA’s new Hemp Work Group, and White House officials that serve the President on agriculture and drug control policy.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Numerous states in 2021 also enacted legislation expanding medical cannabis access and stimulating greater diversity among licensed marijuana businesses. “As DECRIMINALIZATION. With respect to medical cannabis policies, numerous legislatures took steps in 2021 to expand patients’ access to marijuana products. DECRIMINALIZATION.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

In light of these attitudes, it’s no surprise that the US House of Representatives recently passed a bill to federally decriminalize cannabis. Momentum Builds in Senate for Passing SAFE Act – Bipartisan support in the Senate grows for passage of the SAFE Banking Act, which would facilitate banking access for cannabis companies.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Nevada law and California bill propose regulations relating to industrial hemp products, including CBD. Alabama recently legalized hemp cultivation and has already issued more than 180 hemp cultivation licenses under its new Industrial Hemp Research Pilot Program. Arizona enacted S.B. Nevada enacted A.B.

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