This article was published on 9/5/13. Click here to read the full article. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is introducing HR 2652, which would allow banks, credit unions and lenders to provide banking services to cannabis businesses.
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Yesterday, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Denny Heck (WA - 10), sent a letter to federal banking regulators urging them to issue formal guidance to banks, credit unions and other financial services providers allowing them to provide regular banking and financial services to legal, licensed marijuana-related businesses in states with laws allowing adult-marijuana use. Despite recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice concerning the use of federal resources to enforce violations of...
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This article was published on 8/31/13. Click here to read the full article. "I agree with President Obama on his decision to provide information to the American people about the horrific use of chemical weapons in Syria that killed at least a thousand innocent people including hundreds of children. It's important for Congress to assess this information and discuss what actions are appropriate to deter this kind of massacre in the future. As the President suggested any action must be targeted an...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Lakewood, CO -- Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement on the conflict in Syria: "I agree with President Obama on his decision to provide information to the American people about the horrific use of chemical weapons in Syria that killed at least a thousand innocent people including hundreds of children. It's important for Congress to assess this information and discuss what actions are appropri...
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This article was published on 8/30/13. Click here to view the full article. "Bankers are concerned they could be seen as having laundered money, aiding and abetting a crime, a federal crime, if they lend to these businesses,” said Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, in an interview with FOX31 Denver.
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This article was published on 8/29/13. Click here to view the full article. Along the same lines, a spokeswoman for Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, tells FOX31 that “he thinks there should be targeted military action against Syria to prevent further atrocities and the use of chemical weapons in the future” but also “would like members of Congress to hear from the President about what the options and plans are.”
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This article was published on 8/29/13. Click here to view the full article. "This guidance provides more clarification about how and when federal law enforcement officials will use resources to enforce violations of federal laws governing the possession, sale, and use of marijuana in states, like Colorado, where it is legal and regulated. However, this memo does not address the conflicts that still remain between federal and state laws governing access to banking and financial services."
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This article was published on 8/29/13. Click here to read the full article. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Jefferson County, has also introduced legislation that would allow marijuana-related businesses obtain commercial banking accounts.
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This article was published on 8/29/13. Click here to read the full article. “This memo does not address the conflicts that still remain between federal and state laws governing access to banking and financial services,” wrote Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who went on to push for his Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act."
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