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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.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
