After over six years of limited movement at the state level and with Congress currently stalled, Colorado lawmakers and other officials have launched several campaigns to provide more guidance and protection for financial intuitions that provide services to the state’s legal marijuana industry. Although currently legal in Colorado and ten other states, as well as […]
Marijuana Banking
Missouri’s New Medical Marijuana Industry Puts Banks In A Tough Spot
Robbie Guard sees a green opportunity in Missouri’s newest industry — medical marijuana. He runs the Cape Girardeau office for MRV Banks. The 13-year-old institution has just three locations along the Missouri side of the Mississippi River. As a relatively young bank with a small footprint, it struggles to bring in new accounts. Guard hopes […]
Democrat Buttigieg used marijuana ‘a handful of times’
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that he’s used marijuana “a handful of times a long time ago,” and that it’s time for the U.S. to legalize marijuana. Buttigieg, speaking to reporters after touring a legal pot dispensary in suburban Las Vegas, was asked about whether he’d ever used marijuana. “I have. A handful […]
Colorado’s top federal prosecutor says banks working with marijuana industry have “no carve out” from prosecutions
Colorado’s top federal prosecutor says that he would never tell banks working with legal marijuana businesses in the state that they are devoid of criminal liability. “As federal prosecutors,” Jason Dunn told The Colorado Sun on Tuesday, “we will never tell them that what they are doing is lawful under federal law. There’s always a […]
Marijuana expected to get traction in Senate — as a banking bill
The Senate is poised to take up legislation to boost the nation’s booming cannabis industry, with its backers feeling bullish and selling it as a bill that is more about banking than marijuana. Their confidence follows action in the House on Wednesday, where Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass an historic bill that would give […]
House to vote on bipartisan cannabis banking bill this month
The House will vote later this month on a bipartisan bill that will allow cannabis businesses access to the federal banking system. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer intends to bring the SAFE Banking Act to the House floor for a vote this month, his office confirmed to CNN. Hoyer announced at the whip meeting Thursday on Capitol Hill […]
Alaska credit union to end marijuana business pilot program
An Alaska credit union plans to discontinue a pilot program to provide checking and savings accounts to marijuana-related businesses, an official said. Credit Union 1 will end the program Aug. 30 because critical insurance coverage will no longer be available, The Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday. Credit Union 1 announced the program’s launch in November […]
Plan to create special cannabis-friendly banks moves forward in California
Shut out of the traditional banking system by federal laws, the country’s largest legal marijuana market — in California — could benefit if the state approves a measure creating a special class of banks to handle pot money. The state Senate voted 35 to 1 on Tuesday to pass a bill that would allow people […]
38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System
The attorneys general of 38 states and territories sent a letter to congressional leaders on Wednesday, urging them: Please, let us bank the money generated by the country’s booming cannabis business. Most states and several U.S. territories have legalized medical marijuana, and 10 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult recreational use. But federal law […]
Key marijuana banking vote set for next week in Congress
A U.S. House committee vote scheduled for Tuesday could advance a bill to get cannabis industry cash off the streets and into bank accounts. Called the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, the measure would allow banks to service those cannabis companies that comply with state laws. The vote is likely to come on March […]
