Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Six years after it was initially introduced, the House Financial Services Committee released the latest draft legislation that would create a “safe harbor” for banks to serve the rapidly expanding cannabis industry on February 7, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

Cannabis banking options are still quite limited for marijuana entrepreneurs, despite 36 states legalizing medical marijuana and 17 states permitting recreational adult use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Are there cannabis-friendly banks? Compare 5 cannabis-friendly banks and credit unions.

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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

JULY 15, 2019

Here are the Cannabis Compliance and Regulation courses launching on the Green Flower Media platform. . Banking, Accounting and Tax – Steve Schain, Esq. HLG Course Descriptions: Historical Perspectives – Garrett Graff, Esq. Securing State Licenses and Local Permits – Craig Small, Esq.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

Carbon negative insulation for homes and commercial properties is to be produced in Scotland for the first time following a £3m investment in a pioneering green materials firm from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

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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. The company offers services in anti-money laundering compliance and client onboarding.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

333, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Legislation is pending, House Bill 122, to establish an industrial hemp program to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, VICTOR NGO , 33, of Oklahoma City, and FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC (FMG) , an Oklahoma business, pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to open a bank account under false pretenses to launder proceeds from marijuana sales, announced Acting U.S. Today, Ngo pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a bank.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Senate Bill 1003 / House Bill 2273 to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 8, as well as Senate Bill 598, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

State/Federal agencies accept the certification model as the compliance standard, as well as for applying risk-mitigating strategies. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said Monday that the $1.3 billion U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

We represent a handful of banks (and a larger handful of credit unions), and we give those outfits advice on banking hemp and marijuana. A few of these clients are relatively nimble and bold, but at the end of the day they are still banks. We are optimistic that the hemp industry will have ample banking options.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The tides have been rapidly changing for hemp companies to gain access to banking, which has not traditionally been available to hemp companies due to the fact that hemp was (sort of) federally illegal until about a year ago. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2021

provide free electronic payments within-network, powerful integrated banking capabilities, and automated compliance. I started my professional career in finance, at an investment banking firm but quickly launched my own venture capital fund. Confia enables cannabis supply chains to flow efficiently.We Mark Lozzi.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Update : SB 51 is scheduled for a hearing in the Assembly Banking And Finance Committee on 6/24/19. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 459, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

banking and insurance). Provision of accounting services; advertising services; legal or compliance services; IT, software, and communications services; packaging, transportation, or other logistics services. The “cannabis tax” is most significantly seen as it relates to banking and financing, and insurance coverage.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 2, 2021

Shield Compliance is a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses. The company’s focus is on transforming the way cannabis banks and legal marijuana financial institutions manage risk, comply with regulations, and satisfy operational demands across the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The alliance showcases the strengths of both organizations: Shield Compliance offers a purpose-built AML/BSA compliance management software solution that enables financial institutions to unlock new revenue and scale cannabis banking operations. POSaBIT puts compliance at the center of everything it does. About POSaBIT.

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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. It now awaits consideration by the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

CRCC’s paper, published by the Ohio State University (OSU) Moritz College of Law, is titled “Not a SAFE Bet: Equitable Access to Cannabis Banking, An Analysis of the SAFE Banking Act.”. Require federal banking regulators to identify best practices to achieve racial equity in financial services. 21 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2022.

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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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

This is notable because it is thought to be the first time US regulators have publicly called out a financial institution for compliance issues connected to the cannabis industry. Cannabis and Banking. This serves as a warning to the banks and credit unions who do already work with the cannabis industry. All over the U.S.,

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 315, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Update : SB 51 is scheduled for a hearing in the Assembly Business And Professions Committee on 7/9/19. CA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #cannabisbanking –NatureTrak, the leading compliance and risk management solution for financial institutions serving the cannabis industry, today announces its newest customer, Southwest Capital Bank.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Simplifya Market Guide Now Available to Shield Compliance Customers; Platform Provides Banks and Credit Unions with Real-Time, Comprehensive Regulatory Information for All 50 States (DENVER) February 8, 2023 – Simplifya, the leading regulatory and operational compliance software platform serving the cannabis industry, announced the availability of (..)

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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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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Abrigo, the leader of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for financial institutions, today announced its partnership with Green Check Verified (GCV), the top provider of cannabis banking solutions for financial institutions.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Fintech Innovator Brings Experts Together to Help Banks and Credit Unions Better Understand the Challenges and Opportunities for Cannabis Banking San Francisco, CA – February 28, 2023 – Today, StandardC, the leading fintech platform that transforms how banking and financial service providers manage risk & compliance, is bringing together (..)

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SpeedWeed

JULY 23, 2021

Most of us buy stuff digitally today, whether we are paying by card, banking app, or mobile payments app. . Most banks will not do business with cannabis merchants, either. Fortunately, you can now sign up for KindPay by KIND Financial and Herring Bank. KindPay works through its partnership with Herring Bank.

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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. Senate Bill 1353 seeks to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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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 31, 2019

Law Firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP writes… The Cannabis Banking Guidance from California’s Department of Business Oversight (DBO) offers California-chartered financial institutions serving cannabis-related businesses assurances that the DBO will not bring enforcement actions based solely on such relationships. What happened.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. Update : H.333

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

monetary banking protocols in banking cannabis and hemp operations. “ The marijuana industry will soon be exploding in New Mexico , and it is important to have banking safeguards to mitigate illicit and criminal conduct. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. , Dec.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2021

Solomon’s primary contributions to date include the development and rollout of an industry-leading compliance program and the optimization of staff and assets to support rapid market expansion. As Solomon begins his new role as CEO, previous managing partner Robert Simpson will be moving into an advisory role on the Company’s Board.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

(DENVER) October 19, 2021 – Simplifya (“Simplifya” or “the Company”), the leading regulatory and operational compliance company servicing the cannabis ecosystem through advanced software and technologies, announced it has expanded its suite of regulatory and compliance tools with the launch of Simplifya Market Guide. Banking Guidance.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

Congress should either legalize cannabis or stop deputizing banks as drug enforcement investigators. Although 18 states have fully legalized, cannabis is still a sticky issue for banks and other financial institutions because it remains illegal at the federal level. The State of Banking. economy: the financial system.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Well worth a read if you want to catch up on the state of British banking for cannabis / hemp products… it’s not good! Banks, insurance companies and payment providers are refusing to work with cannabis-related companies throughout the UK, hampering the growth of the industry and leaving many in financial limbo.

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