Bill to provide cannabis businesses with banking services introduced in House

Cannabis Banking
By Dave Kovaleski  |  June 29, 2026

A bill was introduced in Congress last week that seeks to ensure that state-legal cannabis businesses have access to banking and financial services. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2026 (H.R. 9471) would prevent federal banking regulators from restricting access to financial services to state-legal cannabis companies. Specifically, this bill would prevent these regulators from: Prohibiting or discouraging a bank from providing financial services to a state-legal ...

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