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BREAKING โย SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced in House of Representatives
Bipartisan bill would remove barriers for financial institutions to work with state-legal cannabis businesses
House passage expected after being approved three times since 2019
โHappy Birthday Zoeyโ is trending right now, and we can only assume that everyoneโs talking about our Denver office pup Zoey, right?
โฆseveral months early for some reason, though...
โMarijuana should be a misdemeanor.โ โ Vice President
@JoeBiden
said in last nightโs
#DemocraticDebate
.
Well, Mr. Biden, we disagree.
Cannabis should be moved out of the criminal market entirely, and regulated federally, immediately.
#RegulationWorks
We are HERE for the first cannabis hearing in Congress of 2020!
โCannabis Policies for the New Decadeโ is the name of the hearing, and weโre happy you can join us!
Thread below, and you can watch live here:
Marijuana legalization is associated with decreased use of alcohol, nicotine and non-prescription opioids among young adults, according to a new study.
BREAKING: After a historic vote by
@FSCDems
, the
#SAFEBankingAct
(H.R. 1595) has passed out of committee!
We still have work to do to get it passed out of the House, but this is a BIG victory for our members across the country.
While we celebrate recent victories, we CANNOT lose momentum. The cannabis industry needs to know what comes next. We have the plan. We hope that lawmakers will heed our call for descheduling and federally regulating cannabis. There is no stopping us now.
what do you want
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when do u want it
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Did you catch this exchange between
@JoeBiden
and
@CoryBooker
?
We are proud to support
@SenBooker
Marijuana Justice Act, which de-schedules cannabis at the federal level & re-invest profits back into communities disproportionately impacted by the war on marijuana.
#DemDebate
Today House Majority
@LeaderHoyer
announced that they will hold an historic vote on cannabis legislation next week.
That historic legislation is the
#SAFEBankingAct
.
Prez just signed the
#FarmBill
, which allows states to start legal
#hemp
programs! Congratulations to lawmakers in Congress for coming together on this legislation and businesses that can start working on
#hemp
production plans in their states!
Once New Mexico and Virginiaโs cannabis legislation is signed into law by their respective governors, nearly 45% of Americans will live in a state with legal cannabis, and it could reach a majority before the end of the year.
Hear from 2020 presidential candidate and
#CannaBizSummit
keynote speaker Andrew Yang on Wednesday, November 11. Heโll talk about UBI, politics, and the future of work.
CannaBizSummit is free for NCIA members and license holders.
Join us!
It's official, the
#SAFEBankingAct
has been reintroduced in the U.S. House.
@VinnieChant
has details in the latest
#IndustryBuzz
. The Act will protect financial institutions from federal prosecution for providing banking services to cannabis businesses.
"By not allowing something like
#SAFEBanking
...we are creating aa reality thatโs going to allow people who already have resources, who already have wealth, to get the opportunities and people from lower-income backgrounds to really get entirely squeezed out." Senator
@CoryBooker
BREAKING After approving legislation to protect state cannabis programs in a voice vote on Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives reiterated its support with a roll call vote of 254-163 hours later.
BREAKING โ Cannabis Banking Reform Included in Latest COVID-19 Relief Legislation Being Considered in the House!
United States House of Representatives adds
#SAFEBanking
Act and improved loan access to
#HEROESAct
On behalf of the legal cannabis industry, we commend the congressional leadership for prioritizing public health and safety by including sensible cannabis banking policy in this legislation.
#SAFEBankingAct
#CannabisIsEssential
"Having to deal solely with cash has made my staff and I targets. I was safer in the Legacy market than I am now in the regulated.
#SAFEBanking
is necessary." Tucky Blunt, owner Blunts + Moore.
โThe NFL, a league not known for its liberal views, caught up to and in some ways leapfrogged Major League Baseball, the NBA and other leagues that had already eased their rules as acceptance of marijuana became more common in many parts of the country.โ
Even though the tragic death of
#GeorgeFloyd
wasnโt about cannabis, prohibition remains the biggest reason for law enforcement interactions with people of color and marijuana laws in particular are disproportionately wielded like a club in those communities.
"It makes no sense. Because of the public safety access, the minority business aspect... without the ability to have banking many small businesses, veteran-owned and women-owned businesses, won't have access to capital."
@RepPerlmutter
#SAFEBanking
We applaud Senator
@CoryBooker
for mentioning the disproportionate arrest rates for cannabis between white and Black Americans. NCIA is proud to work with his office on legislation to address this while creating a diverse and equitable cannabis industry.
Thank you
@RepPerlmutter
for your constant, tireless efforts to keep the workers in the cannabis industry safe and secure at their jobs.
#SAFEBankingNow
โThe SAFE Banking Act would go a long way toward improving safety, transparency, access, and justice in the cannabis industry,โ | This Is How Marijuana Banking Could Be Revolutionized This Year via
@getfreshtoast
Happening now: A congressional committee is holding a hearing on marijuanaโexactly one week after two new states voted to approve legalization ballot measures.
It's official, the
#SAFEBankingAct
has been reintroduced in the U.S. House.
@VinnieChant
has details in the latest
#IndustryBuzz
. The Act will protect financial institutions from federal prosecution for providing banking services to cannabis businesses.
Apple will no longer prohibit marijuana delivery services from being hosted on its App Storeโone of the latest pro-cannabis developments to come out of the tech industry, which has had a strained relationship with the cannabis industry.
As we move closer and closer to Federal U.S. cannabis descheduling and regulation, what are some of the lessons you're learning from watching the countries that did it first?
As the show is wrapping up, we want to give a big THANK YOU to our
#CannaBizSummit
exhibitors for making it happen. Here's just a small glimpse of what it takes for them to get ready to showcase their state-of-the-art equipment, services, technology and more.
"Legalizing marijuana at the federal level would automatically give legitimate marijuana firms access to the financial sector.
Until that larger question is settled once and for all, we have to make the best of an awkward stalemate."
#SAFEBankingAct
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to take their historic vote on the
#SAFEBankingAct
, let's take a look back to February, when
@RepPerlmutter
introduced the bill and how it will positively impact the cannabis industry.
#RegulationWorks
NEW: National Cannabis Industry Association Offering Complimentary Membership to All Social Equity Business Program Applicants and Licensees
Read the full press release here:
Congratulations to South Dakota, the 14th state to legalize adult-use cannabis and the 35th state to legalize medicinal cannabis.
#RegulationWorks
#Election2020
House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition
Approved in House floor vote last year,
#MOREAct
would remove cannabis from schedule of controlled substances, expunge convictions, help repair harms caused by previous policies
"In effect, cannabis legalization... is arguably the first time since the Constitution was adopted in 1787 that states have created and operated entire economies outside of federal law."
@NatsFert
in
@Politico
h/t
@Cannabis_Voter
So, why should we know more about our endocannabinoid system?
Ann Allworth from NCIA's Scientific Advisory Committee argues that the short answer is: We should all be in awe of it!
BREAKING: Marijuana Research Bill Approved in House Judiciary Committee
Markup of the Republican-backed bill represents first time the committee has considered marijuana policy reform legislation.
The passage of the SAFE Banking Act and yesterday's news that the STATES Act will be reintroduced into Congress, our industry has a lot to celebrate! But, we need to keep the pressure on Congress!
Register now for
#NCIALobbyDays
to support this momentum: