Industry News

December 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Sunday, December 15

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: Options for SAFE Get Slimmer (paywalled newsletter, text below) Politico Pro Cannabis: SAFE Not Dead Yet (paywalled newsletter, text below) Marijuana Moment: GOP Leaders Blocked Schumer’s Push To Include Marijuana Banking Reform In Government Funding Bill, Senate Source Says Washington Post: Are banks really ‘de-banking’

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December 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, December 6

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis Newsletter for 11/25: They Don’t Call it Lame Duck for Nothing (paywalled, text below) Politico Pro Cannabis Newsletter for 12/6: Miracle on Constitution (paywalled, text below) Punchbowl News: Steve Daines plots Banking exit for Foreign Relations Green Market Report: Cannabis finance experts at MJBiz Con […]

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November 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, November 22

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: Banking Rumors Have Begun (paywalled newsletter, text below) Marijuana Moment: Senate Leader Schumer Will ‘Continue To Push’ For Marijuana Banking Bill Passage This Year, Despite ‘Republican Opposition,’ Staffer Says Ask a Pol: Sen. Carper on SAFER Banking: “In Delaware, they’ve actually reacted to meet what […]

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November 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, November 15

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: CRB Monitor News: SAFER Act Could Bring $3.4B in Bank Deposits Over 10 Years Marijuana Moment: Trump’s Pick For Attorney General Has Vowed To ‘Go Easy On Marijuana’ If He Gets The Job Marijuana Moment: RFK Jr. Could Advance Marijuana And Psychedelics Reform Agenda As Trump’s Top Health […]

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November 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, November 1

25 Participants Listed for DEA Hearing on Marijuana Scheduling 25 participants listed for DEA hearing on marijuana scheduling BY NATALIE FERTIG | 10/31/2024 05:40 PM EDT A list of 25 potential participants was issued by the DEA for a December hearing on marijuana rescheduling, according to a preliminary order issued Thursday and obtained by POLITICO […]

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October 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, October 28

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Marijuana Moment: A Record Number Of Banks Are Working With Marijuana Businesses As Rescheduling Looms, New Federal Data Shows Benzinga: ‘Make Your Voice Heard’: Liaison Group Exec Pushes For Action On Cannabis Reform, Safe Banking Green Market Report: Accounting group pushes for clarity as questions around cannabis tax […]

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October 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, October 18

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Benzinga: Ed Perlmutter: ‘SAFE Banking Act Will Get Done’ Despite Ongoing Challenges In Congress Green Market Report: Delaware governor signs cannabis banking protection bill   Cannabis Reports of Note for the Week: Banks Stand To Generate Over $2 Billion In Revenue From Marijuana Industry Interest Payments By 2035, […]

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October 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, October 11

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Punchbowl News: Blumenauer sees waning ‘appetite’ for weed banking in lame duck (paywalled, full text below) Ask a Pol Podcast: Sen. Schmitt supports “clean version” of SAFER Banking Act (while it says it is paywalled, you can access the audio and transcript if you scroll down further) Green […]

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October 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, October 7

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Marijuana Moment: Marijuana Banking Bill Would Boost Deposits By Billions If Enacted, Congressional Budget Office Says On One-Year Anniversary Of Committee Passage The Atlantic: The GOP’s Tipping Point on Weed (paywalled, full text attached) Green Market Report: Harris endorses federal marijuana legalization Marijuana Moment: JD Vance’s Marijuana Legalization […]

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September 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, September 27

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Marijuana Moment: Democratic Senator Says Trump’s Support For Marijuana Banking Bill Is ‘Great’ And ‘Helpful,’ But Path To Passage Remains Unclear Marijuana Moment: IRS Will Keep Applying 280E Tax On Marijuana For Years Prior To Rescheduling And Could Seize Assets From Businesses That Owe, Official Says Green Market […]

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September 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, September 20

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Marijuana Moment: Key Senator Tours Marijuana Business And Promotes Banking Bill Amid Growing Industry Frustration Over Inaction Green Market Report: Senate committee OKs bill to relax federal hiring rules on past cannabis use ABA, CBA release ad urging Rep. Pettersen to keep fighting to help legal cannabis businesses […]

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September 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, September 16

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Marijuana Moment: Trump Backs Federal Marijuana Rescheduling And Cannabis Industry Banking Access Marijuana Moment: Trump Needs To ‘Bring Us Some Republican Senators’ To Pass Marijuana Banking Bill Following His Endorsement, Democrat Says ACAMS Central Ohio Chapter: Banking Marijuana MJ Biz Daily: Massachusetts treasurer fires state’s top marijuana official […]

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