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Thirty-two attorneys general representing states, territories and Washington, D.C. are asking Congress to pass legislation to provide financial institutions a safe harbor if they provide services to marijuana-related...more
The sale of adult-use cannabis has been legalized in 24 states in the United States. But this does not mean there are no other legal impediments to the cannabis industry in those jurisdictions. For example, cannabis...more
The legal marijuana industry has grown rapidly in the U.S., with 38 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia legalizing its use for medical and/or recreational purposes. However, despite the industry’s growth,...more
Schumer: Senate ‘Very Close’ To Passing SAFE Banking Act - “The House of Representatives passed the bill for the sixth time earlier this year.” Why this is important: The passage of the Secure And Fair Enforcement...more
Newsworthy Highlights - Virginia Access to Medical Cannabis and Delta-8 Ban Moving Forward. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin approved Senate Bill 591, which eliminates existing requirements for medical cannabis patients to...more
On this episode of the Credit Eco to Go podcast with Joann Needleman, there is much speculation that 2021 could be the year that Congress enacts meaningful legislation to allow marijuana related businesses (MRBs) to access...more
Will a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic be banking for the cannabis industry? The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new coronavirus relief bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Solutions (HEROES)...more
On January 21, 2020, the four lead bipartisan sponsors of H.R. 1595, the SAFE Banking Act, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Denny Heck, D-Wash., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, sent a letter to Senate...more
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
Federal bank regulators no longer require banks to submit suspicious activity reports (SARs) for legally authorized hemp business transactions, absent another required circumstance....more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - House Passes Cannabis Banking Bill - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the SAFE Banking Act, which allows financial-service firms to work with “cannabis-related...more
First introduced in 2013, the SAFE Banking Act passed the House 321-103 Wednesday, September 25th, 2019. This bill provides safe harbor to banks and financial institutions doing business with state-legal cannabis businesses,...more
On Wednesday, September 25th, the House of Representatives approved the “Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019” (H.R. 1595) by a vote of 321 to 103. The bipartisan bill is the first stand-alone cannabis...more
We regularly blog about the conflict between state and federal law related to cannabis and the uncertainty regarding how federal criminal and Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) law will, or will not, be enforced against financial...more
On July 23, 2019, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Committee”) held a public hearing on the cannabis industry and its inability to access the nation’s financial services market....more
Legislation that would open financial services to marijuana-related businesses operating in states that have legalized marijuana took another small, but important, step Tuesday. The Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate...more
Marijuana is estimated to be a $10 billion industry and rapidly growing. Almost all of it is conducted in cash. Although legal in thirty three states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam, marijuana remains illegal at...more
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Cory Gardner have reintroduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act as a companion to House bill HR 1595....more
History may view 2018 as a pivotal year for marijuana legalization. Although the year started with then U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions creating a haze over the industry and legalization supporters when he rescinded...more
On January 11, 2019, Patrick Morrisey, the Attorney General of the State of West Virginia, issued a legal opinion discussing the legal risks the financial service industry may face as West Virginia implements its medical...more
For years, the “legal” cannabis industry – operating in states that have legalized cannabis under state law despite its long-standing prohibition under federal law – and the financial institutions that serve the industry have...more
As we just blogged, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) has published guidance to “clarify the regulatory landscape and encourage” New York, state-chartered banks and credit unions to “offer banking...more
President Trump piqued the interest of participants in and observers of the marijuana industry when he stated in early June that he would “probably” support recently proposed bipartisan legislation aimed at removing the...more
New York State Encourages Banking for State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Businesses – Whereas a Maine Company Runs Into Trouble, Despite State Law Legalizing Medical Marijuana....more