The House voted to allow financial institutions the opportunity to provide services, including extending credit, to CBD-related businesses. NPA worked with Rep. Andy Barr (R-MD) to include language in the SAFE Banking Act of 2019 that included CBD businesses.
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee failed to include legislation passed by the House of Representatives that would appropriate $100,000 for FDA to perform an evaluation and set a safe level of CBD for consumers to use each day.
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