People in the cannabis industry aren’t the only ones who want to see banking access opened up -- attorneys general from 34 U.S. states and territories have sent an urgent message to Congress to make it happen. Calling the status quo “an untenable situation,” the attorneys general signed a letter in favor of the Safe
Long-awaited banking regulations for cannabis looked unlikely to pass, but the newest coronavirus relief bill may be able to bring it across the finish line. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act has been in the works since last year and actually made historic progress by passing the House of Representatives but seemed to
Cannabis represents a mutli-billion dollar industry and thousands of jobs in the U.S. but is excluded in all crisis responses, including COVID-19. The pandemic has impacted every industry and the economy as a whole. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to offer support to U.S. businesses as shelter-in-place orders impacted
Every facet of the economy has felt the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but one industry was specifically left out of the relief bill: cannabis. Congress passed a bill to implement the Payment Protection Program, a federally funded program that the Small Business Administration would offer what are initially loans to companies to cover
Colorado lead the nation with being the first to legalize and regulate cannabis for adults, and the state may be the first to solve the cannabis banking question. Cannabis businesses have a difficult time obtaining and keeping regular bank accounts due to federal prohibition, including those businesses in Colorado. Banks have been hesitant to get
The Congressional act intended to clarify banking rules for the cannabis industry has hit hard opposition in the Senate after gaining approval in the House of Representatives, and a powerful Republican senator intends to make major changes before it passes. The Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) is strongly opposed to cannabis legalization across
Every year more U.S. states legalize cannabis, but the federal prohibition has been a constant roadblock for the cannabis industry. But that soon may change with the potential change in marijuana’s classification. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration currently classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, meaning the federal government places cannabis in the same category
Cannabis industry lobbying has reached a new all-time high according to a recent report: A total of about $3.8 million was spent through the third quarter of 2019, a full $1 million more than all of 2018 Considering some of the bills that Congress has been mulling over this year, it’s no surprise that cannabis
The U.S. House of Representatives has made it clear with the passage of the SAFE Banking Act that cannabis banking is a bipartisan issue with a supermajority vote of 321 to 103. Nearly half of the Republican members of the House and all but one Democrat voted in favor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement
