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Road to Legalization: When will Germany actually legalize Cannabis?

Democrats from states where marijuana is legal say so many Americans have access to pot products that the federal government should begin regulating the industry, which generated more than $7 billion in sales last year.

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Colorado employers would no longer be able to fire their workers for using cannabis if a new bill passes

Democrats from states where marijuana is legal say so many Americans have access to pot products that the federal government should begin regulating the industry, which generated more than $7 billion in sales last year.

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Will federal marijuana banking law weed out industry obstacles? - Cannabis News

BOSTON (AP) -- As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block - lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

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Virginia Weed Laws: Decriminalization Breakdown

BOSTON (AP) -- As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block - lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

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Can the Psychedelic Therapeutics Market Take Over Cannabis?

Despite any recent election disappointments, Bernie Sanders has not slowed down in the least when it comes to supporting causes he cares about, like fair and equal treatment for cannabis businesses.

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How Is cannabis helping so many people with post COVID-19 recovery?

Despite any recent election disappointments, Bernie Sanders has not slowed down in the least when it comes to supporting causes he cares about, like fair and equal treatment for cannabis businesses.

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From treating his epilepsy with weed as a teen, this 32-year-old is now a multimillionaire cannabis entrepreneur - Cannabis News

Bills to eliminate residency requirements for pot business ownership, give lenders legal protections and combine medical and recreational cannabis retail outlets all moved forward easily in the Oregon Legislature last week, though none have yet become law.

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Virginia Lawmakers Pass Bills To Ban Searches Based On Marijuana Odor

New start-ups have been putting together software that helps banks and dispensaries monitor and record transactions, with the long-term goal of moving transactions away from cash.

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Hemp History Week puts pressure on Congress to pass bill - Cannabis News

Image: The Fourth Corner Credit Union

Forcing Federal Reserve to bank on pot credit union would give approval to criminal activity, federal judge says.

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Colorado's pot industry is a cash business. A small credit union wants to change that. – Marijuana News

Customers shop at the Grass Station dispensary in Denver. Because of federal banking regulations, Colorado's $700-million-a-year industry runs almost entirely on cash. Image: Brennan Linsley, Associated Press via Los Angeles Times

Calling itself the "littlest David" battling the "biggest Goliath," a fledgling Colorado credit union took the Federal Reserve to court Monday in a case that may determine whether the cannabis industry will bank openly or continue to operate almost entirely in cash.

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Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee hold last Medical Marijuana public hearing

Fourth Corner Credit Union building in Denver.File Image: David Zalubowski, AP
 
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has asked a federal judge in Colorado to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a Denver-based credit union that wants to provide financial services to the marijuana industry.
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This Low-Impact Activity May Burn More Calories Than Walking

File image of the Fourth Corner Credit Union building in Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press
 
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has received a setback from the Federal Reserve.
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Hemp milk claims to be the greenest yet – but is it any good?

Mark Goldfogel with The Fourth Corner Credit Union speaks at the National Cannabis Summit. Image: WeedWorthy.com
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Denver’s Fourth Corner Credit Union launched last year as an answer to the legal marijuana industry’s inability to access financial institutions. But the Fed had other plans.
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Central Ohio’s first Marijuana drive-thru dispensary prepares to open

Interior of the Euflora dispensary in downtown Denver. Image: WeedWorthy.com
Clarissa Cooper and Michael Bodley ~ Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative via NBCNews.com ~
 
DENVER — Every month, Jamie Perino hires a security detail to come to her three recreational marijuana dispensaries. They stop by, collect thousands of dollars in cash and head out to deliver the money to the state, county and city.
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American Pot: 5 Best Strains of 2017 - Cannabis News

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the marijuana industry. Image: Dave Kaup/KCBJ
 
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds itself in the middle of a heated debate about the legalization of marijuana, as the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the industry.
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Legal marijuana is replacing black market weed in this state

U.S. Federal Reserve System Seal. Image via Wikimedia Commons
Kieran Nicholson ~ Denver Post ~
 
A Denver-based credit union aiming to become the first of its kind — one created to serve the Colorado marijuana industry — has suffered a setback.
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Medical marijuana can now be used to treat opioid addiction in N.J. - Cannabis News

Image of Legal Marijuana plants available for sale
 
The U.S. government has opened a new line of business for America’s biggest banks, and for once they don’t want it. Little wonder: it’s cash from legalized marijuana.
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