House Speaker Jose Oliva announced on February 13, 2020, that establishing THC limits in all medical marijuana products sold to patients in Florida is a priority for the Florida House of Representatives this year. ...more
3/3/2020
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On January 21, 2020, the four lead bipartisan sponsors of H.R. 1595, the SAFE Banking Act, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Denny Heck, D-Wash., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, sent a letter to Senate...more
1/28/2020
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Federal bank regulators no longer require banks to submit suspicious activity reports (SARs) for legally authorized hemp business transactions, absent another required circumstance....more
12/13/2019
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Cory Gardner have reintroduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act as a companion to House bill HR 1595....more
4/18/2019
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