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Cannabis and banking vets launch credit card for dispensaries

Cannabis Law Report

Most consumer cannabis transactions are done in cash, legal or not. Since the United States classifies cannabis as a Title IV drug, the banking industry is unwilling and unable to provide services to cannabis operations. In cannabis, with cash, you have to spend a lot more effort to trace where the cash came from.”

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The State of Cannabis Banking at a Pivotal Moment in the Industry: Q&A with Safe Harbor Services’ Amanda McComb

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The SAFE Banking Act is back in Congress, and political momentum is swinging in favor of the cannabis industry’s need to normalize its relations with financial institutions. Much of the work falls to the cannabis business, of course. We also started a national [cannabis] program back in 2017.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Launches Cannabis Investment Entity with Huge Down Payment

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Further, The Hawthorne Collective will provide a $150 million convertible loan to Toronto, Ontario-based RIV Capital in Canada ( TSX: RIV ) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis investment and acquisition firm currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. ScottsMiracle-Gro History. Long before cannabis was outlawed in the U.S.,

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What are cannabis landrace strains?

The Cannigma

If you’ve ever consumed cannabis, you probably already know that the plant has many different varieties, commonly referred to as strains. Still, while there are lots of options, few strains are as prized as “landrace strains” – those rare varieties of cannabis plucked from a specific habitat. The story of landrace cannabis.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Purpose of the Study. Central Research Question.

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Two States Stick the Landing on Cannabis Legalization: Week in Review

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The SAFE Banking Act is back in Congress, and political momentum is swinging in favor of the cannabis industry’s need to normalize its relations with financial institutions. Much of the work falls to the cannabis business, of course. We also started a national [cannabis] program back in 2017.

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Kelley Drye & Warren: CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – August 2021

Cannabis Law Report

This randomized controlled trial will collect data on 13 U.S. A memo from the Farm Credit Administration to farm credit banks and associations on hemp financing has The National Industrial Hemp Council concerned that growers could have difficulty obtaining loans to expand their operations. s history. CStore Decisions.

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