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Weeding Through the Challenges of Banking the Cannabis Industry

##### Published on January 13, 2021

 

CRB Monitor's Steve Kemmerling will take part in [ACAMS](https://www.acams.org/en/chapters/united-states-southeast/acams-us-capital-chapter-january-2021-virtual-event-weeding-through-the-challenges-of-banking-the-cannabis-industry-in-2021)[  US Capital Chapter](https://www.acams.org/en/chapters/united-states-southeast/us-capital-chapter#events-ea8a690b) event on January 26, 2021, which will be moderated by [Lauren Kohr](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkohr/) and feature industry expert [Dan Stipano, ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-p-stipano/)who will discuss the rapidly changing landscape involving banking cannabis. 

The legal status of marijuana has created compliance conflicts for financial institutions both large and small, including the recent election with the implications of the changing regulations and impact on PPP business loans.  The webinar will provide practical guidance on how to adapt to evolving cannabis-related compliance issues facing the AML community today. 

### Key Points To be Covered

- State of the industry and impact based on the political landscape
- Changing Regulatory Expectation
- PPP business loans, emerging trends and other challenges when considering whether to bank marijuana-related businesses

 

To learn more about PPP loans for marijuana-related businesses, check-out our blog post: [How Banks Can Manage a Marijuana-Related Business Risk in PPP Lending.](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/marijuana-businesses-ppp-loans)

Read more about the event in the [U.S. Capital Chapter Summer 2021 newsletter](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hubfs/US%20Capital%20Chapter%20ACAMS%20Newsletter%20%20Summer%202021.pdf). 

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