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What banks are actually doing when they reject cannabis accounts

Banks aren't set up to reject cannabis accounts. Cannabis banking is held back by a lack of clear…

News April 17
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Big banks still refusing cannabis despite Trump marijuana rescheduling

Big U.S. banks are still refusing to do business with the $32 billion legal cannabis industry despite President…

News January 9
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Republican opposition to Trump marijuana rescheduling could thwart other reforms

Republican opposition to President Donald Trump's marijuana rescheduling executive order complicates the picture for future reforms like banking…

News January 6
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Marijuana banking will follow major budget bill, Congress promises

Instead of marijuana rescheduling, the likeliest federal policy reform in 2025 will be marijuana banking protections. But Congress…

News June 26
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It’s official: No marijuana banking protections from current Congress

The current session of Congress is poised to end without any progress on major marijuana reform measures, including…

News December 18
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Marijuana banking reform still needed if rescheduling occurs, report says

Rescheduling marijuana "is unlikely by itself" to solve the cannabis industry’s longstanding banking woes, according to a new…

News August 28
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Cannabis banking protections removed from House budget bill

House Republicans have stripped language containing cannabis banking protections from a federal spending bill, only 10 days after…

News June 17
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House finance bill would create adult-use sales in DC, marijuana banking

Adult-use marijuana sales could finally begin in Washington, D.C., under a federal budget bill that a Republican-controlled House…

News June 5
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‘Now is the time’ for cannabis banking reform, key Democrat says

Federal lawmakers are inching closer to a deal on legislation that could include cannabis banking reform, a leading…

News April 25
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