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Banking Woes and Wins for Hemp-CBD

Canna Law Blog

Our firm represents a number of financial institutions and even a federal agency on banking state-legal cannabis. The number one question we have received lately is: “do you know a bank or credit union that will bank my hemp-CBD business?” And here’s why.

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Louisiana Expands State Medical Marijuana Program

MassRoots

The state’s medical marijuana program has been criticized for being too limited and too restrictive since the program was established in 2016, but the three laws that went into effect on Saturday aim to improve the situation. Federal Law: SAFE Banking Act.

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California bank’s merger could force FDIC to rule on cannabis banking

Cannabis Law Report

The banks actions will mean somebody at the FDIC will have to make some serious decisions that could lead to a number of ramifications for the cannabis sector not only in CA but also nationwide. A small California bank’s merger application could force the FDIC to take a firmer stand on marijuana banking.

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Cannabis Workers, Unemployment Insurance, and the Small Business Administration: What You Need to Know

NORML

Yet, despite the economic and political progress that has been made in states around the country, marijuana is still defined by federal law as a Schedule I substance with no medicinal value and a high potential for abuse. even if the business is legal under local or state law.”

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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: I just introduced legislation to end the federal marijuana prohibition

NORML

In a day and age when more than twenty percent of the population live in states which have legalized the marijuana market, and in an era where nearly every state has enacted some legal protections for the use of medical cannabis or its extracts, the time has come for federal lawmakers to end this senseless and cruel prohibition that ruins lives.

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Federal Lawmakers Aim To Legalize Marijuana This Year

MassRoots

Now that more than half of the states in the nation have legalized cannabis for either medicinal or recreational purposes, those state-legal businesses deserve to be able to operate as such. As long as individuals and businesses are operating under state law, this proposal would remove the risk of federal criminal penalties.

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Canna Law Blog – Harris Bricken: Top 6 Ketamine Clinic Questions Asked and Answered

Cannabis Law Report

When people hear of ketamine clinics, they tend to think they’re dealing with an emerging psychedelic medicine in the health and wellness market. In turn, here are the top 6 questions we’ve been getting lately around ketamine clinics: Isn’t the regulation of ketamine clinics just like adult-use/medicinal cannabis businesses?

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