The SAFE Banking Act has languished in Congress since early 2017, a victim of political gridlock and division, as well as political wrangling over broad approaches to cannabis legalization. We last covered the SAFE Banking Act in February, when it looked as though 2022 would be the sixth year in which this bill would die.
大麻企业在Web3领域普遍落后于时代，但在过去几个月里，一些顶尖的大麻企业已崭露头角，加入了Web3生态系统的“元老”行列。大麻与Web3之间的联系乍看之下或许并不明显，但这两个行业都处于相对初期的阶段，处于半监管状态，并且正吸引着一些
All U.S. businesses are marijuana related businesses (MRBs). By “all” I mean everyone from Amazon to your local hardware store, with very few exceptions. Allow me to explain. Guidance on banking and MRBs Over eight years ago, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published the FinCen Memorandum of February 14, 2014 (“FinCen Memo”). FinCen is a Bureau
The year 2021 was an emotional roller coaster for marijuana banking. It culminated in the death of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in the Senate, when it didn’t make it into the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). As a result, licensed cannabis businesses are left hanging high and dry (again) on broad
对大麻行业银行服务改善与扩容的期望——这些期望曾寄托于《安全与公平执法银行法案》（一项严肃且合乎常理的联邦大麻银行法案）——如今已然破灭。因为参议院修订《国防授权法案》（NDAA）时，该法案被排除在外。其影响？
本周，《安全银行法案》终于迎来万众期待的重新提交，由超过100名众议员和30名参议员（且人数仍在增加！）组成的两党团体共同推动。该法案最初于2019年3月提出，我们自那时起便持续关注。该法案现已在众议院三度获得通过，
In a step towards achieving the goals of the SAFE Banking Act, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 1525, which importantly provides that banks, credit unions, and other financial servicers to cannabis businesses do not violate California law “solely by virtue of the fact that the person receiving the benefit of any of those
2020年7月8日星期三，由俄勒冈州州财政部长托比亚斯·里德领导的16名两党州财政部长联名致函国会领导人，要求将《安全银行法案》纳入下一轮新冠疫情救助法案。该信函重点列举了强制实施相关政策时引发的既往及新出现的安全问题。
上周，金融犯罪执法网络（FinCEN）针对与大麻相关企业合作的金融机构发布了新指引（以下简称"FinCEN指引"）。该指引聚焦于《银行保密法》（BSA）相关的尽职调查要求。此前，国家信用合作社管理局（NCUA）刚针对联邦特许信用合作社发布了新指引，而FinCEN的指引紧随其后。
Last week, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued new guidance (“Guidance”) for federally-chartered credit unions serving the hemp industry. All of us at Harris Sliwoski were excited to see the Guidance released: NCUA retained us last fall to advise the government on this project, and we have always represented credit union clients as to
