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WATCH NOW: Senate Banking Committee's Markup on SAFER Banking Act

Watch the live video of the 23-member committee's hearing on the cannabis banking bill.

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September 27, 2023

The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' markup hearing on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act (S.2860) held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C. 

The legislation aims to create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to state-licensed cannabis businesses and services providers for such businesses.

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