Pressure is steadily mounting on U.S. lawmakers to implement comprehensive cannabis banking reform at the federal level, and as Techcrunch report, that pressure is coming from all directions.
The signs of progress started in February, with an unprecedented hearing by the House Financial Services Committee to discuss the challenges surrounding federally regulated financial institutions providing services to cannabis businesses. The momentum continued in March, with the reintroduction of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO). The legislation, which would provide safe harbor to banks working with state-legal cannabis businesses, counts a large and diverse group of lawmakers, regulators, law enforcement professionals, financial institutions, businesses interests and trade organizations among its supporters.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/04/cannabis-banking-reform-is-smart-necessary-and-politically-viable/