Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act

House Republicans have removed a provision from an essential government funding bill that would have protected banks serving legal cannabis businesses from federal penalties. This decision marks a setback for the legal marijuana industry, highlighting ongoing tensions within Congress over cannabis...

In his weekly Dear Colleagues letter, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) outlined priorities for the upcoming summer work session in the Senate, highlighting the passage of a marijuana banking bill as a key objective. He acknowledged that achieving this goal "will not be...

The Senate Banking Committee has officially scheduled a hearing to take up the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act on Thursday, May 11 at a meeting titled “Examining Cannabis Banking Challenges of Small Businesses and Workers,” reported Marijuana Moment Thursday evening...

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) said on Thursday that a hearing on bipartisan banking could happen as soon as next week, reported Marijuana Moment. Brown, Senate Banking Committee Chairman, told NBC News reporters that his panel could hold a hearing on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE)...

Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), in referring to the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act during a House Rules Committee meeting, noted that this is the second consecutive year he's filed an amendment seeking to add cannabis banking language to the National Defense Authorization...

Politicians, some of them, have finally decided to do something about the seemingly endless cannabis banking problem. Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and 20 other state governors signed a letter demanding that Congress pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement...