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Recent SEC AML Enforcement Against Securities Firms Engaged in Cannabis Sector

The evolving regulatory landscape for marijuana-related businesses poses unique compliance challenges for firms in the securities industry. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) continues to enforce its 2014...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Cannabis Reclassification: Timeline and Impact

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The federal government has started to reclassify cannabis. When, and if, that reclassification is finalized, licensed cannabis businesses should see dramatically higher after-tax income and access to services from credit card...more

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Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Banking from the Inside: An Interview with Salal Credit Union

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Due to current federal law, cannabis businesses notoriously cannot access financial institutions, even just for depository accounts. In 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released guidelines that opened...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Navigating the Current State of Financial Services for Marijuana Businesses and Preparing for Future Changes in Cannabis Banking

The legal landscape for marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) has seen significant change and challenges in recent years. Despite the legalization of marijuana for medical or recreational use in various states, it remains a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

State Attorneys General Push for Federal Action on Cannabis Banking Reform

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State attorneys general (AG) are continuing their push for cannabis banking reform, underscoring the need for action to promote public health and safety in legal cannabis markets. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of 22 state...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Watched Pot Never Boils: SAFE Banking on the Backburner Again

Advocates of the SAFE Banking Act – who by now must be feeling a little like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football – were dealt another setback last week. The beleaguered proposal finds itself simmering in committee just...more

Perkins Coie

Cannabis Legal Report - May 2023 #2

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SAFE Banking Updates - The latest iteration of the bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was reintroduced in Congress on April 26, 2023, and received a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on May...more

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SAFE Banking Tweak Would Be Huge ‘Plus’ for Financial, Cannabis Industries

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As the regulated sale of cannabis increasingly becomes sanctioned under state law, federal implications arising from its classification as a controlled substance continue to frustrate those in the banking industry who view...more

Perkins Coie

Where Is the SAFE Banking Act?

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As Congress continues to debate the SAFE Banking Act, cannabis business and financial institutions should pay close attention to the bill’s potential to transform the accessibility of banking and payment processing solutions...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - September 2021: Trailblazing Cannabis Legislation Updates

On September 29, 2021, the House Judiciary Committee held a mark-up session of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE), which not only would de-classify cannabis as a Schedule I narcotic under the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - September 2021

The September 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses a recent non-precedential Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision regarding intent-to-use applications covering CBD products currently...more

Cozen O'Connor

California Adopts Emergency Cannabis Regulations

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California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control has announced that on February 1, 2021, the Office of Administrative Law approved the adoption of emergency regulations implementing processes for cannabis businesses to authorize the...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Financial Institutions Must Prepare for Impending Marijuana Banking Challenges

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In November 2018, Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, setting in motion state regulated medical marijuana. Over the last month, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) began approving license applications...more

Carlton Fields

Are Bank Regulators "Mellowing Out" on Cannabis?

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Federal bank regulators no longer require banks to submit suspicious activity reports (SARs) for legally authorized hemp business transactions, absent another required circumstance....more

Carlton Fields

Is Cannabis Banking Safe Yet? It’s a Definite, Maybe

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The distribution and sale of cannabis continues its charge from taboo to mainstream. Cannabis-related commerce will reach billions of dollars annually in the next few years. Everything from medicinal and recreational...more

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The House Passes Cannabis Banking Legislation: Implications for the Financial Services Industry

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On September 25, 2019, the US House of Representatives ("House") passed, by a vote of 321 to 103, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ("SAFE Banking Act"), bipartisan legislation designed to secure and regulate...more

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