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| Ed Perlmutter |
Former Congressman Ed Perlmutter is spearheading the National Cannabis Roundtable’s push for passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Act, which would provide state-sanctioned weed purveyors access to financial services.
The Holland and Knight attorney signed on as a policy advisor to NCR on Feb. 5. Perlmutter was a leading advocate for the cannabis banking bill when the Democrat represented Colorado in Congress.
Forty-seven states have legalized some form of medical or recreational cannabis over the past ten years.
Due to the federal classification of cannabis as an illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act, banks are reluctant to do business with cannabis companies.
Former House Speaker John Boehner and ex-Kansas governor & Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are honorary co-chairs of NCR.
The cannabis trade group counts FTI Consulting, American Weed Co., Eminence Capital, Cresco Labs and Precious Canna Co. as members.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
