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Weekly Cannabis Roundup October 22

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Most New Yorkers can now safely indulge in cannabis without fear of being fired, Bank of America is under fire for closing the account of an authorized cannabis research institute, and proposed legislation could help Washington, D.C. finally see recreational cannabis sales. Bank of America—the second-largest bank in the U.S.—has

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The Week in Weed: May 15, 2020

The Blunt Truth

The big news this week is that cannabis banking is included in the latest federal relief bill. cannabis banking. Whether the Senate will retain this language, considering that they have taken no action on the SAFE Banking Act, is not certain. You will also recall that recreational stores were forced to close.

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The Week in Weed: March 6, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Although recreational sales were expected to begin this month, they’ve been postponed until June. A group called Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol filed a petition to legalize recreational marijuana. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. FEDERAL NEWS.

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Cato Institute “Cannabis Banking: A Clash Between Federal and State Laws”

Cannabis Law Report

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. That can prove costly.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. On the federal level, however, the SAFE Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee (45-15). The Senate failed to take action on the banking bill.

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Son of Former Pablo Escobar Associate Is South Florida Lawyer Now Lobbying The GOP In DC On Regulated Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA couldn’t figure out at first why a bunch of rednecks in Cottondale, Florida, had 24-carat gold Rolex watches and were driving Mercedes S500’s, Cobb told Fox News in a recent interview. And in the November election, Michigan became the first Midwestern state to permit recreational pot use.

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Redbird Scholar: Ralph Weisheit explains Illinois marijuana legalization law

Cannabis Law Report

Now that Illinois has joined 10 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the recreational use and sale of marijuana, what can we expect from this new legislation? The other states where recreational marijuana has been legalized have done so through a referendum.

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