Cannabis News of Note for the Week:
Cannabis Wire: American Bankers Association reiterates that cannabis banking is a priority (paywalled newsletter, text below)
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Cannabis Wire: American Bankers Association reiterates that cannabis banking is a priority.
The ABA, a longtime champion of cannabis banking, released its 2025 Blueprint for Growth this week. This list of priorities, the group said in its announcement, “will be shared with every member of Congress and with officials in the incoming Trump-Vance administration.”
On the list: “Pass the SAFER Banking Act to get state sanctioned cannabis cash off the street and into regulated financial institutions, making our communities safer and the cannabis industry more transparent to regulators, tax authorities and law enforcement.”
+ More: Catch up on Cannabis Wire’s past coverage of SAFER, which stalled after some promising momentum in 2023.