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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

Attorneys Generals from 34 states and territories sent a letter today to Congressional leadership urging members to expeditiously pass The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act so that state-licensed cannabis business can explicitly engage in relationships with banks and other financial institutions.

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Nearly a Quarter of Senate Members Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Congressional Leadership to Keep SAFE Banking in Pending Legislative Package

NORML

A bipartisan group of 24 Senators stood up for public safety and for greater economic opportunities for legal cannabis businesses today by sending a letter to leadership in both chambers of Congress asking them to include cannabis banking reform language in broad legislation currently being debated in conference committee.

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The SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced

NORML

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. This situation is untenable.

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Finally, Federal Cannabis Banking Reform?!?!

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

For the last several years, it has appeared time and again that we might finally be on the precipice of cannabis reform, as the SAFE Banking Act has previously passed the House of Representatives on seven separate occasions on a bipartisan basis. However, all of those previous efforts stalled out and died in the Senate.

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Pennsylvania Says Yes to Banking for Cannabis Businesses

Veriheal

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. Despite the fact that these businesses are state-legal, financial institutions have historically hesitated to work with them due to cannabis’ federally illegal status. A Long Road to Cannabis Banking Reform. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

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ABA, State Associations Call for Inclusion of Cannabis Banking Bill in NDAA

Cannabis Law Report

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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Overcoming Banking Difficulties Within the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

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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