Industry News

March 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, March 15

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis (3/22): Yellen Welcomes Cannabis Banking Legislation (paywalled newsletter, text below) Marijuana Moment: Schumer Circulates Petition For Marijuana Banking Bill As Pressure Builds For Vote Marijuana Moment: Top Democratic Senator Calls Marijuana Banking Bill A ‘High Priority’ Amid Growing Calls For Reform Cannabis Wire Daily (3/22):

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March 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, March 15

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico: Taxes, cannabis banking, drug prices: What Senate Dem incumbents hope to tackle next Reuters: No one should go to jail for ‘smoking weed,’ VP Harris says at White House Politico Pro Cannabis: HHS secretary defends scientific rigour of cannabis review on Capitol Hill (paywalled article, full text […]

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March 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, March 8

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Benzinga: One Of America’s Biggest Banks Spearheads Cannabis Support With $1M Credit Line (CFIG Member First Citizens Bank Mention) Marijuana Moment: Schumer Touts ‘Very Productive’ Marijuana Banking Talks With House, And Top Sponsor Says Bill Has ‘Momentum’ To Pass ‘This Year’ Marijuana Moment: Biden Promotes Marijuana Reform In […]

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March 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Monday, March 4

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: Guns, weed and banking: The legislative trio nobody expected (paywalled, full text below) Punchbowl News’ The Vault (3/3): McConnell’s retirement is just the latest shakeup for cannabis reform(paywalled newsletter, text below) Punchbowl News’ The Canvas (3/3): Hill aides don’t think credit card reform is happening […]

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February 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, February 23

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis (2/23): Approps Watch (paywalled newsletter, text below) Cannabis Wire Daily (2/21): Bank of Guam says it will start working with cannabis (paywalled newsletter, text below) Politico Pro Cannabis (2/21): California Launches Data Portal (paywalled newsletter, text below) CRB Monitor News: $17M Eaze Penalty Casts Dark […]

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February 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, February 16

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro: Luetkemeyer: Cannabis banking negotiations over gun shop protections ‘down to just the last few words’ (paywalled article, full text below) Politico Pro Cannabis (2/14/24): How to Make Licensing Work Better (paywalled newsletter, text below) Cannabis Wire Daily (2/15/24): A standard for cannabis security (paywalled newsletter, text […]

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February 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, February 9

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Punchbowl News: K Street is skeptical banking, credit card bills will get done (paywalled newsletter, text below) Marijuana Moment: Biden Administration Official Disputes Rumors Of Imminent Marijuana Scheduling Decision Amid Heightened Speculation Cannabis Business Executive: Who Do You Call to Sniff Out Bad Cannabis Actors? Green Market Report: […]

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February 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, February 2

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: NBC News: Democrats urge Biden administration to deschedule marijuana Green Market Report: Cannabis rescheduling faces uphill battle, but DEA decision expected soon Cannabis Business Times: National Cannabis Roundtable Announces Addition of Safe Champion and Former Congressman Ed Perlmutter to Federal Policy Leadership Team   Cannabis Reports of Note […]

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January 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, January 26

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis (1/26/24): Rescheduling Could Ease Burden on Banking (paywalled newsletter, full text below) Marijuana Moment: Michigan Chamber Of Commerce Calls On Congress To Pass Marijuana Banking Bill, Citing Raft Of Retail Break-Ins Green Market Report: Uber continues U.S. cannabis lobbying efforts Marijuana Moment: Uber, Colorado Governor, […]

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January 2024

CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Friday, January 19

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: First Citizens: Navigating Cannabis and Hemp Industry Changes in 2024 Marijuana Moment: American Nurses Association Cheers Federal Health Agency’s Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation   Cannabis Reports of Note for the Week: Congressional Research Service: Legal Consequences of Rescheduling Marijuana Politico Pro Cannabis: Most Americans back Biden’s moves to loosen […]

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