Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

“With cannabis sales on track to exceed last year’s historic levels, and several catalysts in place to drive future growth globally, it is exciting to launch an investment product that provides 2x exposure to this rapidly expanding industry,” says Jason Wilson, ETFMG Cannabis Research and Banking Expert. About ETFMG.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

2019 Defining Moments in California Cannabis Law . The End of the Collective Era. 9, 2019, all cannabis collectives and cooperatives must be licensed, except for (a) individual patients and (b) caregiver gardens serving NO more than five (5) patients. January 2019. As of Jan. TOP 5 Defining Moments in Federal Cannabis .

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2019

Let’s begin with the following: STATES Act Becomes Law. The STATES Act passes in Congress, the President signs it and it becomes law which means that in the states where cannabis is legal : Banking system becomes available to cannabis businesses. See The Murky Part of the STATES Act: Tribal Rights ].

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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.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

AUGUST 30, 2018

The IRS uses a variety of indirect methods of proof including: the bank deposits analysis (most common), net worth analysis, cash-t analysis, and the mark-up method. Department of Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat money laundering and other financial crimes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

In addition, the licensees must execute a management agreement with a third-party operator to manage and operate the remaining facilities that the department will continue to permit in compliance with state law. California Steps Up Tax Collection Efforts. On June 8, 2022, the U.S. It remains to be seen how this will develop.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

So while the actual practice or use of a patented cannabis-related invention may be illegal under federal or some state laws, such illegality should not preclude issuance of a patent, if all of the requirements of patentability are met. a contractual falling out between bank robbers). Pure Hemp Collective, Inc.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The SAFE Banking Act May Help CBD Industry. Because cannabis at the federal level is considered an illegal substance, most banks are not servicing cannabis businesses. In addition, there is major confusion surrounding the legalization of marijuana and CBD with growing state laws addressing these topics.

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The Herb Collective

APRIL 29, 2019

A Cash-Only Industry The final California cannabis regulations still haven’t fixed the banking problem. Unfortunately, cannabis consumers in the state are still only able to pay for their purchases in cash or use an ATM-at-the-register payment system with high fees.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It’s a privilege to be able to provide cannabis investors with a full suite of investment options, including the ability to achieve either long or short exposure to the sector,” says Jason Wilson, ETFMG’s Cannabis Research and Banking Expert. “We For more information on MJIN visit: etfmg.com/MJIN. About ETFMG ®.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The CDC promoted a policy that prohibits employees from using marijuana while on the job but recognized that a zero-tolerance policy for marijuana use may not be possible, depending on the relevant state law. doing business as Silver State Cultivation, for allegedly failing to properly remit tax payments.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

Whilst English law presumes that English criminal statutes do not extend to acts wholly undertaken outside the U.K., to be paid into his Spanish bank account and allowed the fraudsters to withdraw money from that account. the sale of shares or assets and collection of dividends outside the U.K. Rogers, a U.K. In the U.S.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

More and more states across the South are adopting medical marijuana regimes. One such pain for marijuana businesses is the tension between following state laws on a product that is still illegal at the federal level. Assistance Collective Corp. With this growth comes growing pains. Patients Mut.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2019

It is impossible to ignore the serious legal and business complications of franchising a cannabis business due to marijuana being illegal under federal law. Banks, landlords, insurance companies and other service providers remain skittish about doing business with companies that are essentially breaking federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

A couple of months earlier, the House passed a bill that would allow banks to offer various financial services to cannabis businesses. Query whether, at the end of the day, the principal beneficiaries of legalization will be the tax-collecting states and lower-priced illicit businesses. xx] [link].

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

There are no payment systems, there’s no banking and cannabis. At some point we had, I had done so much research, and together, we had collected so much information, and my brother knew that there are a lot of other people out there who are going through the same problem that he’s going through as well.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As we blogged about last week, the SAFE Banking Act is trying to claw its way back from the dead during this lame duck session of Congress. Interestingly, on December 2, Punchbowl News reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memo outlining its “issues” with the SAFE Banking Act. Section 280E.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Tony Repanich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance , a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses. I spent 25 years in community banking and I loved it. So what was that like for you?

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

The FinCEN Guidance centers on due diligence requirements as related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The purpose of that statement was to to help financial institutions deal with BSA and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance in light of the fact that hemp is no longer a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.

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Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 61

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) , chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed interest in addressing banking issues facing cannabis businesses operating legally in their states. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. Governor Ducey (R-AZ) opposes legalization.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 14, 2022

We note the signing of a banking bill in Pennsylvania. They collected over 25,000 signatures, which gives them a more than 10,000 signature cushion in their bid to put adult-use on the ballot. Assuming the initiative goes up for a vote, will the Peace Garden State’s voters give it the thumbs up? unhappy senators. pennsylvania.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

Federal law enforcement would no longer be able to bust people for weed-related crimes, unless they were in violation of state law. Legal weed businesses would be able to open bank accounts, access loans, or list on the US stock market. Anyone wishing to comment can send an email to [email protected] by September 1.

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Above The Law - Cannabis

AUGUST 21, 2017

215 (which is a terrible piece of law if you’re looking to be a real cannabis business) is that many self-proclaimed industry attorneys in and out of California abandoned any semblance of helping their clients comply with the corporations code, federal and state tax laws, and various basic transactional laws and standards.

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Above The Law - Cannabis

JANUARY 22, 2018

The below are the top 10 legal questions or industry hearsay our California attorneys are hearing most regarding Californias newly legalized cannabis industry: The current collective model will continue for another year. During the “transition period,” licensees can buy cannabis product from unlicensed collectives.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This conflict between federal and state law has raised concerns among CPAs providing services to the marijuana industry. States Legalizing Marijuana. Barr also noted that Congress needs to make a decision as to whether federal law should be changed or followed. 15, 2019, [link] ).

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Attorney General said he’d favor a new bill protecting cannabis businesses and users from federal prosecution as long as they were in compliance with federal law. This measure has broad bipartisan support, as does another that would shield banks doing business with these companies from federal money laundering charges.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

The nation collectively hopes that marijuana is indeed concurrently or subsequently re/de-scheduled out of the research-prohibitive Schedule 1 category into the Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 category. ” CannaMD , outlining marijuana laws from state to state , explains that “This question comes down to federal versus state law.”

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Marijuana Research and Development Programs Collective 40

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. At the state level, activists in Texas, Maryland, and Kentucky gathered in their state capitols alongside state and local NORML chapters to lobby for sensible marijuana policy reform legislation. AZ resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

BANKING: The growth? The Republican-controlled US Senate hosted a hearing on cannabis banking on July 23, 2019. In Who’s Now Lobbying on the SAFE Banking Act? Financial institutions, even in states where cannabis is legal, are usually hesitant to serve cannabis businesses while cannabis remains illegal at the federal level.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Congress could pass a law that would legitimate marijuana activities, but only to the extent an individual or commercial enterprise acts within the letter of state law. State-compliant cannabis activity would no longer violate federal criminal law. Emphasis added). 1960), and the BSA.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Mike Crapo urging him to support the SAFE Banking Act and hold a markup in the Senate Banking Committee. . The House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act by a vote of 321-103 in September, with 91 Republicans voting in favor. We are a bipartisan group, with operations spread across the United States.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In our conversation with Otha, we talk about how Tetragram has been able to help its patients, how federal and state laws affect access to medical cannabis and what we can expect of government legislation in the coming years. CP: Give me the highlights. OS: A hundred percent.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

We suspect this omission was an oversight rather than an intentional exclusion, and Drummond Woodsum will submit testimony advocating for an amendment to the bill that would expand coverage to all marijuana establishments that have been authorized to operate under state law. . Progress is being made at the federal level as well.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2019

Now — five-plus years and $1 billion in tax collections since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado — top Democratic budget writers say they want to change how pot tax revenue is appropriated, recommending new guardrails for a fund that will total $159 million next budget year.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. Calm N Collective co-owner Ronald Bass claims that the tip is baseless and originated from a disgruntled former employee.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor, representing 79% of the vote of 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. But we are not done. What’s Next?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

“Closing the door on broadly supported incremental reforms like the SAFE Banking Act while the Senate seeks compromise on farther-reaching bills hurts the possibilities for consensus and ignores the very real needs of small business operators who have repeatedly said that access to banking services and traditional lending is an existential issue.

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