Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

RocketFuel (OTC: RKFL) (“RocketFuel” or the “Company”), a global provider of one-click online payment options using Bitcoin and 50+ other cryptocurrencies, today announced that it will be making its payment solution available to be used by licensed cannabis dispensaries and merchants.

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Veriheal

MARCH 23, 2021

Jim Patterson, the former head of the Eaze cannabis delivery company , has pleaded guilty to committing bank fraud while he was still active as CEO. Why Commit Bank Fraud? If you’ve been to a dispensary recently, you might have noticed that you were unable to use your credit or debit card to pay for your purchases.

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NORML

OCTOBER 15, 2019

1) Increased Access. Our goal is to ensure consumers have ease of access to legal cannabis products, access to medical dispensaries, access to world-class product options, as well as access to affordable legal options. 4) US relations – border & banking.

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PrestoDoctor

APRIL 26, 2021

One option is buying from a local dispensary, but ordering online will give you access to many more options. . The range of seeds available at a local dispensary could be limited and ordering online will usually extend your range of choices greatly. Often known as the original seed bank and well known in the market.

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PrestoDoctor

APRIL 26, 2021

One option is buying from a local dispensary, but ordering online will give you access to many more options. . The range of seeds available at a local dispensary could be limited and ordering online will usually extend your range of choices greatly. Often known as the original seed bank and well known in the market.

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MMJ Recs

JULY 25, 2021

Pennsylvania dispensary laws can be somewhat confusing for first-time visitors and new MMJ patients. Dispensaries have only been open for business in Pennsylvania since 2018, so the Keystone State has a lot of relatively new MMJ patients. This means patients need to bring cash to pay for medical marijuana in many PA MMJ dispensaries.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Here’s their letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. MERKLEY, DAINES URGE COLLEAGUES TO BUILD PATHWAY FORWARD FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT LEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES CAN ACCESS CRUCIAL FINANCIAL SERVICES. Thursday, June 17, 2021. Washington, D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

Beyond Hello™ Alexandria Will Open its Doors, Broadening Patient Access to Medical Cannabis Products. Jushi” or the “Company”) ( CSE: JUSH ) ( OTCQX: JUSHF ), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator, announced the opening of its third medical cannabis dispensary in Virginia and 34th retail location nationwide.

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Cannabis Life Network

APRIL 6, 2020

TORONTO — Devastated bars and lounges, as well as the country’s hard-hit cannabis sector, will finally have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government’s business bank during the COVID-19 crisis, its CEO said on Sunday.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 14, 2023

In a recent controversial move, Mastercard issued a directive to United States banks, ordering them to block cannabis purchases on its debit cards. This new mandate struck a chord because, unlike credit cards, debit cards are linked directly to an individual’s bank account.

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Veriheal

JULY 2, 2020

However, for patients to qualify for access to medical cannabis, they must have received a diagnosis of at least one of the 14 qualifying conditions that were initially approved under the initial law. The post Louisiana Expands Medical Program and Offers Banking Assurance appeared first on Cannabis Central. The Bill as Passed.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Six years after introducing the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, a cannabis banking reform measure, co-author Denny Heck finally saw it enjoy its first committee hearing in Congress on Wednesday. Here’s How Cannabis Companies Are Banking Legally on the Down Low. “We are all late,” Rep. .”

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

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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WeedAdvisor

MAY 22, 2019

Banking and the cannabis industry have a somewhat hands-off relationship. banks are skittish about doing business with dispensaries in legal states. Even taxes cannot be paid electronically through a bank, forcing owners to literally hand massive amounts of cash to the IRS every year. New Legislation. .

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The Joint Blog

MAY 17, 2020

Included in the language of the bill, according to NORML, is HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. The post COVID-19 Relief Package Includes Cannabis Banking Relief appeared first on TheJointBlog.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2022

The Apothecarium 1 in Las Vegas Marks Jushi’s First Dispensary in The State of Nevada. Jim Cacioppo, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Founder of Jushi, said: “We are excited to add Apothecarium Nevada to our growing retail network, marking our first Nevada dispensary, located off the iconic Las Vegas strip. BOCA RATON, Fla.,

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

According to Tom Bout, founder of the Cannabis Professionals Network, over 30 Washington dispensary robberies have occurred since November 2021. Post signs in businesses explaining that staff does not have access to much cash. Why are cannabis shops facing an uptick of robberies? Perlmutter Proposes Solution to USPS Labor Shortages.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 22, 2023

This limited supply has driven prices up as dispensaries and processors are forced to pay more for the cannabis they need to produce and sell their products. Additionally, the high taxes and lack of access to banking services for cannabis businesses also contribute to the high cost of cannabis products in the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

There’s been a string of robberies affecting Washington State cannabis dispensaries, culminating in three deaths over just four days in March. As if it weren’t hard enough to find good help right now, cannabis dispensaries are looking at paying hazard wages after one cannabis store employee was killed during a recent armed robbery.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 26, 2019

On Tuesday July 23, 2019, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hosted a hearing to discuss national safety implications relating to federal regulations that force cannabis businesses to operate on a cash basis. And that puts them and the Americans they do business with at risk. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

This ultimate guide on weed delivery services lets you find the convenient and closest weed delivery dispensary near you. We have curated top points to follow to find the closest weed delivery dispensary close to you. Thus, it potentially creates an excellent herbal extract accessible in more states than not. Here you go!

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2020

“As individuals and families struggle to cope with the day-to-day challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic, it is inappropriate and irresponsible for state and local governments to continue utilizing precious resources and capacity to arrest, prosecute, and incarcerate Americans for marijuana violations,” said NORML’s Strekal.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The Small Business Association or SBA for short has denied the cannabis industry access to any of these funds or programs. Suppose the new Small Business Disaster Relief Equity act was to see success, cannabis businesses would have access to applying for disaster relief funds. It’s also cannabis dispensaries.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

A rather worrying report via Vice who report, “Dispensaries are adopting in-store surveillance systems to protect profits. This may sound like a scene from a sci-fi movie, but these tools are employed in cannabis dispensaries today. If they decline or their faces are obscured, by a mask for example, then access is denied.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries available for the first time since 2010, caregiver applications added to Office of Marijuana Policy’s electronic offerings. If appropriate for their business models, registered medical cannabis caregivers may choose to convert their registration type to dispensaries.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

Even the Better Business Bureau has an alert out on dispensary scams. Cannabis and crypto For some reason, certain cannabis companies and investors believe that crypto is the way for cannabis companies to solve their inability to access financial institutions (guess they’ve never read the 2014 FinCEN Guidelines ?).

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The industry is saturated with regulations and restrictions, many of which lead to significant security risks such as having large sums of cash on site of dispensaries due to the lack of banking access within the industry. However, many security risks within the sector could be mitigated with simple training and common sense.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

House Bill 1359 would create a 5 year medical marijuana pilot program, allowing patients to access their medicine from licensed dispensaries. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 697, to expand access to medical marijuana. IN resident? NH resident?

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MJ Business Attorneys

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The current economic uncertainty, coupled with stifling regulations, price compression , lack of access to capital, and restrictive banking options are increasing distress and making disputes between business partners more common. At the core of the issue is the linkage between cannabis licenses and location.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2021

With banking options still difficult for cannabis businesses to access – including the ability to accept debit and credit cards – cannabis companies are still searching for ways to facilitate their merchant processing needs. The issues with cashless ATMs. Two accomplices were eventually fined and were sentenced to prison.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 5, 2019

Despite not even having all 25 dispensaries up and running, marijuana sales in Ontario doubled in April and continue to hold steady. For the first time since legalization, Ontario is finally making noticeable gains in both revenue and accessibility. Based on these results, the potential of an additional 50 stores is astronomical.

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Otherside Farms

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A few decades ago, you couldn’t open a cannabis dispensary in any state without facing the wrath of the state laws. You could be interested in opening a dispensary to take advantage of such opportunities but are not sure where to begin. Good news is, we’ve prepared a list of everything you’ll need to know before opening a dispensary.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Hypur, per their website, states that it “provides payment and banking technology for high-risk markets, including MSBs and cannabis-related businesses.” This will undoubtedly help attract customers vs. a cash-only dispensary. Customers don’t get any fees, but the dispensaries that accept Hypur do.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

AG Racine Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 21 States In Urging Congress To Pass Cannabis Banking Bill. The STATES Act Would Increase Public Safety by Allowing Cannabis-Related Businesses to Access the Banking System without Fear of Prosecution. September 23, 2019. September 23, 2019. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Tell Senator Crapo that a 2% THC cap is unacceptable and that banking reform can’t wait. We agree banking reform cannot wait. The denial of access to banking to the cannabis industry – legal or illegal – is simply stupid. Senator Crapo is not a grinch. It always has been stupid.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

On the first day alone, dispensaries sold more than $3 million worth of product according to a press release from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). The IDFPR will issue up to 75 new dispensaries licenses on or before May 1, 2020.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. CO resident?

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