WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2019) — Following the overwhelming approval yesterday by the House of Representatives of the SAFE Banking Act, which would allow financial institutions to work with state-legal cannabis and hemp businesses and ancillary industries, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) will join bill sponsors and other supportive lawmakers and organizations to discuss this landmark event and the next steps for cannabis banking legislation.
WHAT: Press conference on the SAFE Banking Act and cannabis industry financial services access
WHEN: Thursday, September 26 at 2:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: U.S. Capitol, House Triangle, Washington, DC
WHO: Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Aaron Smith, National Cannabis Industry Association
Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association
Jim Nussle, Credit Union National Association
Steve Hawkins, Marijuana Policy Project
Brandon Banks, Minority Cannabis Business Association
Saphira Galoob, National Cannabis Roundtable
Justin Strekal, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Becky Dansky, Safe and Responsible Banking Alliance
The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is the largest cannabis trade association in the U.S. and the only organization broadly representing cannabis-related businesses at the national level. NCIA promotes the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry and works toward a favorable social, economic, and legal environment for that industry in the United States.
Morgan Fox
Media Relations Director
National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)
216-334-9564 | media@TheCannabisIndustry.org
