This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
To navigate the complex world of cannabisbanking compliance, businesses must develop a strong compliance program. State Regulations It's important to understand the difference between federal and state regulations when it comes to cannabis.
Given the rapid change in the payments landscape, it is imperative that the US regulatory framework is structured in a way that encourages these innovative partnership so long as they are structured in a way that promotes safety and soundness and are consistent with the concept of same risk-same regulation.
The regulators seem to be working on applying pressure to the payments industry as they release a flood of new regulations to govern just about every part of the fintech universe. Companies need compliance programs in place long before the regulators come knocking. But it is not just criminals who are applying pressure.
These markets have similar challenges to the legal marijuana sector: products that are regulated, expire and have unique needs in terms of compliance and shipping. According to McCarty, the best way for cannabis players to establish the right supply chain and logistics strategies may be to learn from other industries’ mistakes.
So, when we started talking to our board of directors about entering the cannabisbanking space, we really looked to our mission statement.”. “I think the credit union industry plays a very vital role in serving the underserved,” Sbrega said. Part of our mission is to improve the quality of life in our communities.
The conundrum of cannabisbanking in the U.S. But the cannabis market that struggles to access banking services is not limited to small dispensary storefronts (although they are undoubtedly affected by such legal hurdles). The legal marijuana industry in North America, which handled an estimated $9.7
Nowhere does that ring truer than in the nascent and growing legal cannabis industry, where billions of dollars flow the old-fashioned way — hand to hand, because of the clash between federal and state regulations over its legality. That’s according to data published at the end of last month, per data from the U.S.
has rejected the STATES Act, legislation that would allow states to regulate their own cannabis industries without federal intervention. who said back in October that the Trump administration would take on cannabisregulation reform after the midterm elections. “I Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had on Dec.
But a letter this week to the House committee from the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) accurately reflects the general thinking from financial institutions about the cannabisbanking issue.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content