The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is urging Congress to pass a bill in this legislative session that would establish a cannabis banking safe harbor in states where cannabis is legal....
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Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR) poll results maintain that 59 percent of Republican South Carolina voters support federal cannabis reform. The cannabis legalization...
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U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced legislation that seeks to ensure that legally operating cannabis small businesses have access to loans and programs provided by the Small Business Administratio...
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A group of lawmakers recently touted Senate advancement of the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, which now proceeds to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. The ...
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U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) recently forwarded correspondence to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) seeking data regarding financial services offered to min...
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California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) officials have outlined a series of cannabis regulations revisions to provide simplification, ease licensee challenges and bolster consumer protections....
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Maryland and Missouri have become the 20th and 21st states to approve recreational marijuana use. “Maryland voters have overwhelmingly rejected the failed policy of prohibition and voted for the ...
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The American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) released a paper this week arguing that the major stock exchanges -- including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq – should inc...
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-C)) will introduce legislation that directs the attorney general to develop a regulatory framework for marijuana that would be enacted as soon as the federal government ...
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Regulated cannabis industry financial services provider afe Harbor Financial has agreed to acquire the cannabis financial technology platform Abaca for $30 million. "We are thrilled to announce thi...
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