All posts tagged "banking"
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Legal
Senate Panel Approves SAFER Banking Act
September 28, 2023The Senate Banking Committee has passed a bill to give cannabis businesses easier access to banking...
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Current Events
Week in Review: Mastercard Stops Cannabis Purchases in the US
July 29, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Legal
Senate Vote on SAFE Banking Act Likely Delayed Until Fall
July 27, 2023Legislation to give cannabis businesses access to banking services will not get a Senate vote before...
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Economics
Did the US Government Inadvertently Just Fund the Cannabis Industry?
June 9, 2023As the SAFE Banking Act heads for another hopeful run through Congress, the Feds saved Signature...
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Legal
Colorado Legalizes Online Cannabis Sales
June 8, 2023Democratic Governor Jared Polis has signed legislation to allow online cannabis sales, although consumers will be...
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Legal
Congressional Lawmakers Optimistic About Bipartisan Cannabis Banking Bill
May 4, 2023Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced hugely important bipartisan legislation to give cannabis businesses access to traditional...
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Economics
Visa Cracks Down On Cannabis Dispensary ‘Cashless ATM’ Transactions
December 16, 2021Visa has warned its customers that “cashless ATM” transactions popular with many cannabis dispensaries are not...
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Joint Opinions
Can We Blame Senate Republicans for Dispensary Robberies Now?
January 7, 2020The problem itself isn’t exactly rocket science. If you legalize something wildly popular, add even wilder...
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Legal
Judge Rules Harborside Owes Back Taxes
October 27, 2019A court has issued a landmark tax ruling against the pioneering dispensary, but an appeal will...
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Politics
House Passes SAFE Banking Act
September 25, 2019The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.
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Economics
Marijuana Banking Bill Is Probably Doomed in 2019
September 18, 2019Banking access for cannabis will have trouble passing through the Senate.
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Economics
Feds: Hemp Businesses Can Use Credit Unions
August 21, 2019A breakthrough in banking for the cannabis industry? Sort of.
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Economics
PayPal Wants To Help You Buy Marijuana (& Bank)
May 1, 2019The online payments platform has officially joined a lobbying effort in support of federal banking reform.
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Economics
Cannabis Industry Edges One Step Closer To Easy Banking Access
March 28, 2019The Dark Ages of cannabis banking may be coming to an end as the Secure and...
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Economics
What Sets Cannabis Entrepreneurs Apart
November 16, 2018Risking freedoms and fortunes for cannabis companies takes a special kind of person.
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Economics
U.S. Banks’ Marijuana Problem
August 27, 2018A Bank of America manager was fired and a Florida politician’s account was closed over links...
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Economics
USA Patriot Act Threatens Uruguay Banks Over Legal Cannabis System
June 15, 2018A year after legal cannabis first went on sale in Uruguay, it is still only available...
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Economics
Banks Are Pulling Out of the Medical Marijuana Business
April 5, 2018The cannabis industry still deals in cash.
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Politics
CA Treasurer, Cannabis Industry Figures Want to Meet Sessions
April 4, 2018Officials are looking for guidance on cannabis banking.
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Economics
How Blockchain Could Solve Problems in the Marijuana Industry
January 4, 2018Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum represent an exciting but volatile investment, but their foundation — blockchain...
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