By Christopher Lynch on Posted in Banking,Cannabis,Trending NewsEver since Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill and hemp was declassified under federal law as a Schedule I controlled substance, financial institutions have struggled with whether and how to bank the hemp industry. Many bankers simply feared that the distinction between legal hemp (which cannot contain more than 0.3 percent THC on a dry-weight… Continue Reading
By Kalin Bornemann, Danielle Hunt and Steve Miller on Posted in CannabisThe financial services industry has been waiting with bated breath for guidance from its regulators on banking hemp and hemp-derivatives like CBD. On Tuesday, December 3, federal regulators issued a joint statement attempting to “provide clarity” on the issue. Unfortunately, that guidance had landed with a distinct thud. Rather than providing practical guidance to the… Continue Reading
