Sen. Steve Daines

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is actively pursuing a bipartisan marijuana banking bill and intends to incorporate "criminal justice provisions" into it. In a letter addressed to Todd Harrison, an investor in the cannabis industry, Schumer expressed his plan to integrate...

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), co-sponsor of the bipartisan cannabis banking bill, says the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act will remain on hold until there's more certainty of its acceptance in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. Daines made the...

Marc Fogel, a history teacher, was arrested in August 2021 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after Russian authorities discovered marijuana in his luggage.  Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) has been vociferous in support of Fogel's release from a Russian penal colony,...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is gearing up for a renewed legislative push to achieve bipartisan cooperation on marijuana banking reform when the Senate reconvenes next month, reported Marijuana Moment. In a bid to secure broad support for the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE)...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has authorized warrants for 12 people suspected of committing over 20 break-ins at marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. The majority of the defendants are facing charges of safe breaking, a felony that can result in a life sentence, as well as a...

During the American Bankers Association (ABA) Washington Summit, a co-sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act and member of the Senate Banking Committee urged bankers to organize a group of lobbyists to help promote the passage of the marijuana banking bill in the current...

Sponsors of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act recently discussed the urgency of enacting cannabis reform this session, reiterating the public safety imperative of providing the industry access to the financial system. Bipartisan and bicameral sponsors of banking reform said...

With violent robberies at cannabis dispensaries on the rise across the country and the macabre fact that handguns and automatic weapons are easier to buy than beer, marijuana retail workers are sitting ducks. Washington state alone has reported more than 80 armed robberies, with...