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DOJ To Review Liability Law For Online Content Companies
Legal // January 26, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is organizing a workshop to review a federal law that predominantly releases websites from legal culpability for anything their users post on their platforms, government sources told news outlets on Friday (Jan. 24). The Information reported that such a...

Trump Administration Presents New AI Regulations For Federal Agencies
Regulation // January 08, 2020

The Trump administration recently submitted new rules governing any future federal regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) used in an array of industries, according to reports, including transportation and medicine, among others. AI watchdogs, however, are unlikely to be satisfied because of ambiguities in the White...

Cannabis Cos’ Financial Struggles Spread Far Beyond The POS
B2B Payments // October 08, 2019

When considering the financial services (FinServ) challenges of the legal cannabis sector, the biggest point of friction that almost always comes to mind first is the point of sale (POS): enabling marijuana businesses to accept electronic payments from their retail customers. That challenge is undoubtedly...

Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
Regulation // October 07, 2019

One down, two more steps to go: That’s the situation with the federal SAFE Banking Act, which recently won approval by the U.S House of Representatives. The bill promises to open up cashless payments for the growing retail cannabis industry. If the bill were to...

Interviews & Exclusives
CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities

January 27, 2020
For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2020 may be a landmark year. There’s the looming question over the agency’s very constitutionality, recent definitions of what equates to “abusive” practices may scale back investigations (and fines) and some states seek to boost consumer protections. We break down why 2020 may herald big changes for the bureau.

Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems

October 07, 2019
One down, two more steps to go: That’s the situation with the federal SAFE Banking Act, which recently won approval by the U.S House of Representatives. The bill promises to...

Quick Reads
DOJ To Review Liability Law For Online Content Companies

January 26, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is organizing a workshop to review a federal law that predominantly releases websites from legal culpability for anything their users post on their platforms, government sources told news outlets on Friday (Jan. 24). The Information reported that such a workshop was planned for February, while a government source said […]

Trump Administration Presents New AI Regulations For Federal Agencies

January 08, 2020
The Trump administration recently submitted new rules governing any future federal regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) used in an array of industries, according to reports, including transportation and medicine, among...

Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress

July 11, 2019
In a first-ever congressional hearing on marijuana law reform, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security convened July 10 to debate altering federal law around cannabis, CNBC...

California Judge Rules Backpage.com Execs Can Be Charged With Money Laundering

August 24, 2017
A judge has ruled that money laundering charges can be brought against the creators of a website that California prosecutors label an online brothel. The Associated Press reported that the...