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Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Cannabis Wire: Scoop: Bank of America, National Rifle Association Now Lobbying on Cannabis Banking(paywalled, full text below) MJ Biz Daily: New US House Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed marijuana reform Politico Pro Cannabis on 10/27: Gaetz Says Cannabis Legislation Unlikely Under Johnson (paywalled newsletter, full text below) Green

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: Legalization Bill Moves Forward in Germany (paywalled newsletter from 10/20, full text below) Marijuana Moment: As Marijuana Banking Bill Stagnates In Congress, Maryland Regulators Share Tips To Reduce Burglaries Targeting ATMs Marijuana Moment: Federal Reserve Bank Says States With Legal Marijuana See ‘Broadly Distributed’ Economic […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Marijuana Moment: GOP Marijuana Banking Bill Sponsor Says Senate Floor Vote On Hold Until House Passage Assured, Cannabis Financing Exec Who Spoke To Him Says MJ Biz Daily: House speaker chaos, other priorities complicate cannabis banking bill Marijuana Moment: Lone Democrat Who Opposed Marijuana Banking Bill In Senate […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: Tuberville Still a ‘Yes’ on Cannabis Banking (paywalled newsletter, text below) Marijuana Moment: What A New House Speaker Will Mean For Marijuana Reform, Including Banking Cannabis Reports of Note for the Week: DEA Report Shows Labs Are Testing ‘Significantly’ Less Seized Marijuana Amid The State […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Green Market Report: SAFER Banking Act Approved by Senate Committee Marijuana Moment: Schumer Pledges To Bring Committee-Passed Marijuana Banking Bill To Floor ‘Very Soon’ As GOP Senators Vow To Kill It Cannabis Wire: More crystal ball observations on SAFER, this time from Sen. Cramer (paywalled, full text below) […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: GOP banking rift threatens cannabis bill (paywalled, full text below) Politico Pro Cannabis: Sherrod Brown: Cannabis banking bill will draw ‘strong majority’ (paywalled, full text below) Politico Pro Cannabis: Schumer officially introduces updated cannabis banking bill (paywalled, full text below) Credit Union National Association: Senators […]

CFIG will be represented at this year’s PBC Conference, taking place this week, September 21-22. .

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Politico Pro Cannabis: Cramer Expects SAFE Banking Vote on Sept. 27 (paywalled newsletter, full text below) Marijuana Moment: Key Senate Committee Officially Schedules Marijuana Banking Vote NBC News: Republicans soften on federal marijuana reform in a shift that could make it a reality MJ Biz Daily: Non-revenue-generating cannabis […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Green Market Report: Cannabis Wins The Title For Most Capital Intensive Industry Cannabis Wire: Federal Cannabis Review Reaches Milestone as HHS Recommends Schedule III Reclassification Green Market Report: Wall Street’s Hopes for Cannabis Just Got Higher MJ Biz Daily: Opinion: Cannabis businesses could recoup millions on exit, thanks to ‘280E […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: NAIC Publishes Updated Cannabis Insurance White Paper Marijuana Moment: Maryland Is ‘Craftily’ Coding Marijuana Tax Revenue In Obscure Terms To ‘Protect’ Wells Fargo, State Official Says   Cannabis Reports of Note for the Week: Congressional Research Service: FDA’s Oversight of Hemp-Derived Compounds International Journal of Drug Policy: Medical […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Punchbowl News: What else can Schumer do? (newsletter from 8/7, text below) Baltimore Banner: Mastercard shut down debit card cannabis purchases. Why that could put dispensaries at risk. MJ Biz Daily: Marijuana industry spends millions lobbying as shutdown threatens SAFE Banking   Cannabis Reports of Note for the […]

Cannabis News of Note for the Week: Independent Banker: How Banks Can Approach Cannabis Compliance Cannabis Net: Mastercard Banning Marijuana Purchases Is The Best Thing That Could Happen to the Weed Industry? Politico Pro Cannabis: Where SAFE Banking Stands (paywalled newsletter, full text below) Bloomberg: Schumer Wants Action on Budget, Weed, Insulin and Rail Safety […]