Tag: banking

U.S. Cannabis Banking Reform Included In Latest House COVID-19 Relief Bill

Written by Johnny Green on May 12, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Banking reform is desperately needed in the United States. Many cannabis companies have had their accounts shut down and many others were never able to get banking access to begin with due to current...

Banking Associations Demand Senate Vote On Cannabis Banking Reform

Written by Johnny Green on March 9, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Current laws and regulations regarding cannabis industry banking in the United States are holding the cannabis industry back. Some companies are able to get banking accounts, however, many more are...

Hawaii Establishes Cashless Financial System for Cannabis Dispensaries

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 13, 2017. Posted in ICBC Kauai.

Yesterday, Sept. 12, Governor David Ige and state Financial Institutions Commissioner Iris Ikea of Hawaii, made a public announcement which is sure to please the dispensary owners in their state. Governor...

International Cannabis Treaties Stifling Legalization in Uruguay

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 24, 2017. Posted in Business.

The long arm of the law stretches far and wide. Reports out of Uruguay this past week state that the Latin American country, the first to legalize adult-use cannabis in 2014, is facing internal...

Cannabis Safe Payment Act Could Aid California Tax Collections

Written by Anthony Johnson on January 18, 2017. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

One of the biggest problems in the cannabis industry both old and new, is the issue of money. By that, I mean dealing with large amounts of marijuana inevitably means dealing with large amounts of cash....

How Will California Cannabis Businesses Deal With Banking?

Written by ICBC Staff on January 11, 2017. Posted in ICBC San Francisco.

As anyone involved in the US cannabis industry is well-aware, dealing with banks is probably the biggest source of headaches in this quasi-legal market. Many individuals and businesses have been forced...

Join the NCIA at the ICBC in and in Fighting to Improve Cannabis Laws

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 22, 2016. Posted in ICBC Vancouver.

The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) has been at the forefront of cannabis law reform since its inception in 2010. NCIA works for sensible cannabis laws for for cannabis businesses...