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Aaron Kouhoupt offers a unique perspective shaped by more than 15 years’ experience as both in-house and outside counsel to banks, FinTechs, and other financial institutions of various sizes and formats. He serves as the firm's Chief Privacy Officer, and has authored content related to banking developments in the cannabis space.

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In late August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would recommend moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. In this episode, corporate cannabis attorney Daniel Shortt moderates a discussion with tax attorney Douglas Charnas and financial services regulatory attorney…

Continue Reading Podcast: Tax and Banking Implications of Rescheduling Marijuana

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has sent letters to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, stressing the importance of providing safe harbor for financial institutions offering financial products and services to cannabis or cannabis ancillary businesses under the proposed Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act.
Continue Reading Will the Push for a Bank Safe Harbor on Cannabis Succeed?

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Cannabis and Bankruptcy, Ep. 3: Considerations for Lenders

Starting a cannabis business is often discussed, but maintaining a business, particularly during a downturn in the industry, is a completely different ballgame. Pockets of the cannabis industry are experiencing financial distress, and this is generating fear and concern for marijuana licensees as well as their financiers and creditors.

In the third installment in our three-part series: “Exploring Issues in Cannabis and Bankruptcy,” we explore what the two recent decisions in Blumsack and Hacienda mean for creditors in the cannabis industry and also what rights are available to lenders and marijuana financiers in the bankruptcy context.