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As the U.S. is poised to reclassify cannabis at the federal level, owners of cannabis businesses and those with past criminal convictions are among many.
A cannabis banking bill cleared a Senate committee for the first time ever on Wednesday morning. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act provides a safe harbor for legal state-level marijuana dispensaries and growers to access federally-regulated banks and credit unions that have been wary of the persistent federal ban. Sens. Jeff Merkley…