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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. First, we have an update on the Missouri rules dealing with intoxicating hemp products. Then, we see the...more
As Congress continues to debate the SAFE Banking Act, cannabis business and financial institutions should pay close attention to the bill’s potential to transform the accessibility of banking and payment processing solutions...more
On April 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in a 321-101 vote. The bill has benefitted from bipartisan support after being co-sponsored by a large group of both...more
It’s been an eventful week for the marijuana industry. After years of false starts, New York legalized the use of recreational marijuana on March 31 - just hours later, New Mexico legislators passed a bill to do the same....more
In November 2018, Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, setting in motion state regulated medical marijuana. Over the last month, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) began approving license applications...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization...more
In the early 1970s, I worked as a petroleum transfer engineer (aka service station attendant). In those halcyon days, we actually pumped the gas for customers, washed their windows and offered to check the oil. I remember one...more
Legislation that would pave the way for financial institutions to transact with cannabis-related businesses operating in states that have legalized marijuana (herein “cannabis-related legitimate businesses”) is quickly...more
The myriad—and conflicting—state, federal and international laws governing the burgeoning marijuana industry have created a complicated legal landscape for financial institutions. In the United States, most states have...more
History may view 2018 as a pivotal year for marijuana legalization. Although the year started with then U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions creating a haze over the industry and legalization supporters when he rescinded...more
Below is the conclusion of the conversation that Burns partner and Cannabis Business Advisory Group co-chair Frank A. Segall had recently with Steven Hoffman, Chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission,...more
As we just blogged, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) has published guidance to “clarify the regulatory landscape and encourage” New York, state-chartered banks and credit unions to “offer banking...more
New York State Encourages Banking for State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Businesses – Whereas a Maine Company Runs Into Trouble, Despite State Law Legalizing Medical Marijuana....more
Back in January, on the heels of the Sessions Memo, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling’s affirmation that his “office [would] pursue federal marijuana crimes as part of its overall approach to reducing violent...more
Two identical bills (“Bills”), H.B. 495 and S.B. 254, were introduced in the past week by Representative Seitz and Senator Terhar that would require medical marijuana entities (cultivator, processors, dispensaries, and...more
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