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CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
January 27, 2020  |  CFPB

For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2020 may be a landmark year. There’s the looming question over the agency’s very constitutionality, recent definitions of...

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DOJ To Review Liability Law For Online Content Companies
DOJ To Review Liability Law For Online Content Companies
January 26, 2020  |  Legal

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is organizing a workshop to review a federal law that predominantly releases websites from legal culpability for anything their...

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Trump Administration Presents New AI Regulations For Federal Agencies
Trump Administration Presents New AI Regulations For Federal Agencies
January 08, 2020  |  Regulation

The Trump administration recently submitted new rules governing any future federal regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) used in an array of industries, according to reports,...

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Cannabis Cos’ Financial Struggles Spread Far Beyond The POS
Cannabis Cos’ Financial Struggles Spread Far Beyond The POS
October 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When considering the financial services (FinServ) challenges of the legal cannabis sector, the biggest point of friction that almost always comes to mind first is...

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Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

One down, two more steps to go: That’s the situation with the federal SAFE Banking Act, which recently won approval by the U.S House of...

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Legal Pot Starts Pulling Its Retail Weight
Legal Pot Starts Pulling Its Retail Weight
July 12, 2019  |  Retail

Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. According to...

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Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress
Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress
July 11, 2019  |  Legal

In a first-ever congressional hearing on marijuana law reform, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security convened July 10 to debate altering...

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America’s Path To Marijuana Banking Stirs Canada Competition
America’s Path To Marijuana Banking Stirs Canada Competition
March 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As the U.S. nears possible regulation that could open the banking doors to legal marijuana businesses, there are some business owners in the industry who...

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California Judge Rules Backpage.com Execs Can Be Charged With Money Laundering
California Judge Rules Backpage.com Execs Can Be Charged With Money Laundering
August 24, 2017  |  Legal

A judge has ruled that money laundering charges can be brought against the creators of a website that California prosecutors label an online brothel. The...

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