All posts tagged "marijuana banking"

Legal

Senate Panel Approves SAFER Banking Act

The Senate Banking Committee has passed a bill to give cannabis businesses easier access to banking...

Current Events

Week in Review: Mastercard Stops Cannabis Purchases in the US

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Legal

Senate Vote on SAFE Banking Act Likely Delayed Until Fall

Legislation to give cannabis businesses access to banking services will not get a Senate vote before...

Economics

Did the US Government Inadvertently Just Fund the Cannabis Industry?

As the SAFE Banking Act heads for another hopeful run through Congress, the Feds saved Signature...

Legal

Colorado Legalizes Online Cannabis Sales

Democratic Governor Jared Polis has signed legislation to allow online cannabis sales, although consumers will be...

Legal

Majority of Attorneys General Call for Passage of SAFE Banking Act

A group of 38 attorneys general penned an open letter urging Capitol Hill to pass a...

Economics

Could a Public Bank Solve the Marijuana Banking Issue?

The cash-only cannabis industry is badly in need of a banking solution. Following the latest fraud...

Economics

Jeff Sessions Targets Marijuana Banking, Reignites Fears

Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn’t launched any raids or prosecutions since he revoked the Cole Memo...

Economics

Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve

Although the federal government recently issued a set of new rules technically allowing the banking industry...

Politics

Federal Cannabis Bills In Political Purgatory

While there has been a great deal of anticipation over the past several months in regards...

Economics

Bipartisan Support for Bill Allowing Marijuana Banking

In an attempt to make banking more accessible to the cannabis industry, a group of bipartisan...

Politics

House Approves Banking Access to Legal Cannabis Industry

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 231-192 in favor of an amendment to the financial services...