Experts say the bill could slash red tape in a sprouting market plagued by costly compliances.Â
The SAFE Act would prohibit federal banking regulators from penalizing a depository institute for accepting a legitimate marijuana business as a client. It would also prohibit regulators from denying or limiting depository insurance to banks with legitimate marijuana clients.
If passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden, the legislation would allow banks to provide services to cannabis companies in legal states.
Geoffrey Lawrence, a senior policy fellow at Reason Foundation, told The Center Square the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN) issued some financial service guidelines for marijuana in 2014. Still, they were so cumbersome that servicing marijuana clients would cost more than the revenue generated.
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