NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) signed legislation into law to to automatically conduct a review of past misdemeanor cannabis convictions, and to “set aside” offenses that are no longer a crime under state law. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. CA resident? Update : S.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 3, 2020

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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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. California. CA resident? Connecticut.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

Despite progress over the past decade, the cannabis industry still struggles to access a fundamental piece of the U.S. Congress should either legalize cannabis or stop deputizing banks as drug enforcement investigators. The State of Banking. what is proposed in the SAFE Banking Act ), or enacting full legalization.

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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. House Judiciary Committee.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation that would have significantly expanded patient access to medical cannabis in Rhode Island was held in a senate committee for further study, ultimately killing the bill. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Congress is making another run at providing a safe harbor to the banking industry and companies that provide services to cannabis businesses. On September 21, 2021, the House voted to include the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE Banking Act) 1 in the annual National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA).

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Click here to email your governor in support of medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The second, Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act , permits states to determine their own cannabis laws, thereby “reducing the gap between federal and state laws.” 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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 8, 2021

Some of the biggest legal challenges that cannabis businesses face, such as the lack of access to banking, and merchant processing. The FDA’s role in the cannabis legal landscape, and how the lack of leadership and regulation has led to complex state-by-state laws CBD companies must navigate.

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The Joint Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Legislation that would protect banks who provide services to medical marijuana businesses has been passed by the full West Virginia House of Delegates. “The purpose of this section is to provide a solution to the banking problems encountered by the state in connection with the 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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The Blunt Truth

JULY 30, 2019

Industry expert panels discussed market trends, private equity, venture capital, family offices, and banking, as well as commercial real estate, which I had the opportunity to moderate. Banking – here, too, experts caution that there won’t be advancements until the feds legalize.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Due to the plant’s illegal status, banking cannabis business revenue can be tricky. “Financial institutions providing banking services to legitimate and licensed cannabis businesses under state laws are subject to criminal prosecution under several federal statutes,” reads a statement from the office of Perlmutter.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in healthcare facilities.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Many legal cannabis suppliers and retailers are being forced to operate in a cash-intensive market due to federal laws that limit access to traditional banking. Banks face four significant challenges when servicing the cannabis industry, according to a California state-backed report.

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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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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

Last week, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued interim guidance stating that federally insured credit unions may provide certain financial services to legally operating hemp businesses. The need for cannabis businesses to have access to banking services continues to gain federal support.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

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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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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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 673 / Senate Bill 1430, to expand medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, HB 350, to expand medical cannabis access. CA resident? Provisions allowing veterinarians to administer hemp and CBD products to animals.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. LD 991 also seeks to expunge the records of those convicted of marijuana related offenses that are no longer defined as criminal under state law. Update : SB 51 was heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on 5/13/19 and 5/16. CA resident? ME resident?

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 13, 2019

3. Change in local and state laws and rules. Since the state agencies began issuing licenses under MAUCRSA back in January of 2018, the state’s interpretation of its own rules has been unpredictable. Nonetheless, landlords still seem to misinterpret this state law mandate on a number of levels.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Banking , intellectual property , food and beverage (and cosmetics ), international trade , domestic trade , state laws , ag production contracts , etc., More access to institutional capital. When it comes to industrial hemp, the 2018 Farm Bill upended all of these things. So what does this mean for U.S. hemp companies?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

The recommendation was also made in light of the fact that access of legally produced cannabis to international markets is likely to be frustrated by numerous treaties established to curtail the illegal trade of cannabis. In the United States the SAFE Banking Act has been passed in the House of Representatives six times.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

For the small business owner, selling a private company to an SPAC can deliver a faster IPO process and increase the selling price point than working with an investment bank. State law protection may also be helpful, depending on your situation. 3 – Take it to the bank. Don’t stand out for all the wrong reasons.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

MJXL is designed to seek daily leveraged investment results, before fees and expenses, of two times (2x) or 200% the performance of the Prime Alternative Harvest Index, providing investors access to the global cannabis ecosystem and benefitting directly from widespread medicinal and recreational legalization initiatives. About ETFMG.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

For decades, the marijuana industry has been fighting stigmatizing rhetoric, the war on drugs, the smuggler and back alley feel, varying state laws, continued federal prohibition, lack of access to traditional banking, and on and on. To say that marijuana has fought an uphill battle is an understatement.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2020

In short, federal anti-drug laws continue to define the state-authorized cannabis industry, and those who work in it, as drug felons. That is why these businesses continue to face undue discrimination under federal law, including the lack of access to banking services and a prohibition of standard business tax deductions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

The Company’s corporate strategy is to focus on opportunistic investments across a broad range of industries, and is seeking to invest in early stage, promising companies where it may be the lead investor and can additionally provide investees with advisory services, mentoring and access to the Company’s management expertise. federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

In a joint op-ed in Fox Business today, American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols and Credit Union National Association President and CEO Jim Nussle called on lawmakers to resolve the existing conflict between federal and state law with respect to proceeds from cannabis-related businesses. Published July 18, 2019.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

Before going deeper into it, make sure you have the license to operate legally in the state you are living in. Know your State Laws. State laws govern whether you can ope rate your cannabis growing business. And different states have different approaches to that. New Jersey. With that being said, S.A.F.E.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The specialized asset manager believes that the new structure could bring investors all the potential benefits of focused exposure to the dynamic and growing scope of cannabis, combined with the accessibility, flexibility and costs of an active ETF. “We

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

At the end of the episode, Debbie Churgai, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, discusses the various ways that military veterans — who could very much benefit from medical cannabis — have difficulty accessing it and the ways that the Veterans Administration can address that issue. Produced by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man.

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