Skip to content
9781531010379@3x
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform

Looking at banking issues and reform for marijuana industry

By Douglas Berman

A student in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar is looking closely at the law, policies and practices surrounding banking activities for the marijuana industry, and he has provided for class reading the following links in preparation for his presentation this coming week:

  • Federal regulation on “Suspicious Activity Report”

  • Press article from 2014, “U.S. Issues Marijuana Guidelines for Banks”

  • FinCEN guidance on “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses”

  • Blog posting from January 2017 on “Marijuana Banking Band-Aid? Senators Push For More Cannabis Banking Guidance”

  • Press article from April 2017 on “Marijuana-state govs ask feds to maintain status quo”

Posted in:
Assembled readings on specific topics, Business laws and regulatory issues, Federal Marijuana Laws and Policies and Practices