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PNC Bank Starts Closing Marijuana Accounts—Advocates Blame Sessions
Fearing that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will make good on his threat to impose a crackdown on…
June 21, 2017
U.S. Bank Admits Criminal Failure to Stop Money Laundering to Mexico
A subsidiary of one of the largest banking corporations in the United States has admitted it failed to…
June 7, 2017
Bill That Would Allow Pot Companies to Use Banks Introduced to Congress
In a continuing effort by forward-thinking U.S. legislators to allow legal cannabis companies to open bank accounts, Rep.…
May 1, 2015
Banks Are Gouging Pot Business Simply Because They Can
While the latest data from the U.S. Treasury Department indicates that some banks are starting to serve the marijuana…
April 15, 2015
MBank to Close Cannabusiness Accounts in Oregon
Even as the state of Oregon prepares for legalized recreational marijuana on July 1, there was a potential…
April 13, 2015
Federal Banking Official Meets with Colorado Pot Shops
DENVER (AP) — A federal banking official took the unprecedented step Thursday of meeting with marijuana business owners.…
April 10, 2015
Paying for Pot Could Get Easier and Maybe Even Legal
Despite legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in nearly half the country, cash is still the only payment…
March 23, 2015