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CBD Supplement Firms Can Lawfully Use Banks In Legislation House Passed

 
• By Eileen Francis

Secure and Fair Enforcement Act would allow businesses marketing cannabis- and hemp-containing non-drug products as well as marijuana growers and sellers to use US banks through protections for depository institutions providing financial services; Senate legislation stalled in committee.

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The fastest growing segment of the US consumer health products industry, cannabidiol-containing dietary supplement and food products, will have lawful access to banking and financial services under legislation the House passed on 25 September.

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