Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The American Bankers Association and 51 state bankers associations today urged Senate leadership to include the SAFE Banking Act in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act. Joint ABA SBA Letter to Senate SAFE Banking Act NDAA 12022021. ABA, State Associations Call for Inclusion of Cannabis Banking Bill in NDAA.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A lot of people are unaware that cannabis businesses still have a hard time finding banking solutions. Banks don’t want to work with these businesses because the federal government has not legalized marijuana yet. This means that there can be difficulty with finding cannabis banking solutions for your business.

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MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 31, 2019

The California Legislature passed Senate Bill 51 last week, allowing California state-chartered banks and credit unions to provide banking services for the states’ cannabis businesses. The Federal level SAFE banking Act was endorsed in a letter last week by all 50 State Banking Associations and the American Bankers Association.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 19, 2019

Cannabis Banking. On Tuesday July 23, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will discuss the growing need to provide banking services to cannabis businesses. Prior to the July 23 hearing, the SAFE Banking Act received widespread support among House members with 206 co-sponsors. & Victor Fox*.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

adopted a resolution imploring Congress to pass a bill to safeguard banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses from federal penalties. The latest resolution on banking also expresses support for federal legalization bills, including one that passed the House and another that’s being finalized by Senate leadership.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 28, 2022

The Department of Treasury –through FinCEN –has slowly opened the door for banks to do business with those in the cannabis industry. CBD consumer safety enforcement. The post The FTC, CBD, Consumer Safety and Refunds appeared first on Harris Bricken Sliwoski LLP. FTC and CBD.

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PrestoDoctor

AUGUST 1, 2022

Marijuana banking options are limited for many entrepreneurs despite the fact that several thirty-six states legalize medical marijuana use. Thanks to a recent cannabis banking bill that has passed in Pennsylvania, cannabis-related businesses now have the right to use financial institutions and insurance for their businesses.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 26, 2019

Looks like marijuana banking is stuck, again. The banking associations from all 50 states and 1 U.S. territory sent a joint letter to leaders of the Senate Banking Committee on Monday, to urge advancement of bipartisan legislation that would protect financial institutions that service marijuana businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 19, 2022

Impacts include risks to public safety and security, impacts on governmental regulatory agency access to banking and depository services, and impacts on small and minority cannabis businesses. CANNRA+Banking+Letter_FINAL.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The “Roadmap to Cannabis Banking & Financial Services”, aims to increase the number of financial service providers in Colorado who serve the state’s legal marijuana and industrial hemp industries. Unbanked cannabis businesses often operate solely in cash, creating a significant risk to public safety,” said Treasurer Dave Young. ”By

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Banking associations representing all 50 states and one U.S. territory sent a letter to Senate leaders on Thursday, imploring them to include marijuana banking reform in a large-scale manufacturing bill that’s heading to bicameral conference. ABA and SBA Letter to the Senate Support SAFE Banking in America COMPETES Act 04282022.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 8, 2022

consumers support all legal cannabis businesses — including hemp and CBD — having access to banking services. 65% support allowing cannabis businesses to access banking services (e.g. 68% support Congress passing legislation that allows cannabis businesses to access banking services and products in states where cannabis is legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Seattle-based cannabis banking startup Shield Compliance is beefing up its staff. Before her role at Shield, Cantrell spent more than 12 years at the Republic Bank of Chicago. She has 20 years of banking experience, the company said. Cantrell is the new executive vice president of payments and strategic alliances.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2019

Great news: on March 7, 2019, the “ Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 ” (or, the “SAFE Banking Act”) was officially introduced in the House of Representatives. If Congress fails to act, we are discouraging responsible, regulated markets and allowing a serious public safety threat to go unaddressed.”. Stay tuned.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

monetary banking protocols in banking cannabis and hemp operations. This honor is part of a financial services certification program overseen by the Policy Center for Public Health & Safety (PH&S) in collaboration with state attorneys general. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. , Dec. Department of Treasury and FinCEN.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2022

And the full Senate separately passed a measure that to provide state-level protections for banks that work with cannabis businesses. My bill will protect this community without sacrificing the safety of our roads.”. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Medical Marijuana DUI Protections And Cannabis Banking Reform Bills.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 4, 2020

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) is calling for cannabis businesses to join them in imploring Speaker Pelosi to prioritize the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act). What is the SAFE Banking Act? CCIA and The Liaison Group have been working tirelessly behind the scenes on SAFE Banking.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The House of Representatives has approved cannabis banking legislation for the fifth time. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act is legislation that “would allow marijuana-related businesses in states with some form of legalized marijuana and strict regulatory structures to access the banking system.” [1]

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 14, 2019

Although this resolution is limited in scope, pending legislation on the horizon would definitively remedy this issue, specifically the Secure and Fair Enforcement (“SAFE”) Banking Act. As of June 5 th , 2019 the SAFE Banking Act has been placed on the Union Calendar (Calendar No. Victor Fox is not an attorney.

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NORML

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Last Wednesday, he essentially demanded that in exchange for allowing the cannabis industry to access to basic banking services, that the federal government should impose a 2% THC cap on marijuana products and prohibit the retail sale of marijuana-infused edibles or e-liquid vapor extracts. Despite this reality, the Senate refuses to act.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Portland, OR. – Outdated federal barriers to banking services continue to severely impact the legal cannabis industry in Oregon and nationwide. Cannabis banking should be a priority,” stated OLCC Chair Paul Rosenbaum. The OLCC Press Release. Workers have been threatened at gunpoint, assaulted and tragically even killed.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 11, 2020

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, a bipartisan group of sixteen state treasurers, led by Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read, sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that the next piece of COVID-19 relief legislation include the SAFE Banking Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2022

Daines’ Safe Banking Act which would which would help improve public safety. Daines’ bill is not about the legalization of marijuana, it’s about public safety. A fifth-generation Montanan, Steve Daines brings 28 years of private-sector business experience to Washington, D.C. as he serves the people of Montana in the U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We have some information on the SAFER Banking Act – will the “R” make all the difference? SAFER BANKING ACT “A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet,” says Shakespeare. SAFER BANKING ACT “A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet,” says Shakespeare. Does the same hold true for cannabis banking legislation?

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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. The inability of these state-legal entities to bank their significant cash reserves is an issue of public safety. Thursday, June 17, 2021. Washington, D.C. Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

House of Representatives approved the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act 321-103. Neal Levine of the Cannabis Trade Federation states … The bipartisan SAFE Banking Act ( H.R.1595 It aims to address the state-legal cannabis industry’s lack of access to banking and other financial services.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The public safety concerns resulting from the dearth of cannabis banking has led dozens of state Attorneys General, the American Banking Association, and numerous other voices to urge the passage of legislation like the SAFE Banking Act so that the U.S. History of Marijuana Regulation and Banking Implications.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

On Tuesday July 23, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will discuss the growing need to provide banking services to cannabis businesses. Credit Union National Association President and CEO Jim Nussle illustrated this point by stating, “[a]t its heart, cannabis banking is a public safety issue.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 15, 2019

LOS ANGELES — The fate of a bill that would allow state-chartered banks and credit unions to provide services to California’s marijuana businesses could be determined Thursday when a key hearing is held on the legislation. Tracking: [link]. Read current version here. 20190SB51_97.

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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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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

MAY 21, 2019

The measure, which makes clear that the group “takes no position as to whether cannabis should be legalized under the laws of the United States or of any state,” highlights the public safety issues caused by current federal policy, which makes many financial services providers reluctant to work with the marijuana industry.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 2, 2021

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. Here, we spoke with Safe Harbor Services Vice President Amanda McComb about some of the recent trends and changes that she’s seen in banking the cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2022

This included both the Porsche and Lamborghini that had to be turned over to David Brockway at 5star Bank by 2pm on February 15th. 5star Bank also issued Folium one of its $2 million PPP loans, which government records show Folium says was used to retain around 200 employees during Covid-19 lockdowns. . Kashif Shan. 5Star Stip.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2019

The Washington Times reports………Nevada officials are launching the nation’s first banking system for the booming cannabis industry, whose dispensaries increasingly are targeted for burglaries and robberies for the hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash they keep on hand to pay employees, taxes and rent. Full Article at.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It looks like marijuana banking will not be part of the NDAA. marijuana banking. Advocates of allowing the banking industry to serve cannabis businesses have seen many opportunities to enact legislation come and go. Lawmakers introduced a bill to require the FDA to regulate CBD. Although many are disappointed, including Rep.

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