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Accounting, tax, and compliance guidance for state-licensed cannabis and dispensary businesses
24 юни 2026 г. SAFE Banking внесен отново (38 страници) — безопасно убежище за банки, обслужващи щатски легален канабис, плюс заеми, дебитни карти и достъп до ипотеки.
The SAFE Banking Act was reintroduced in June 2026 with bipartisan Senate and House sponsors, after passing the House seven times since 2019 and dying in the Senate each time. Roughly 70% of U.S. cannabis businesses still operate in cash, paying $2,000–$7,500 in monthly banking fees when they can find a bank at all. Here's what the bill would change, why it keeps failing, and how operators can protect themselves now with cannabis-friendly banks, reduced cash exposure, and audit-ready books under Section 280E.
Cannabis got Section 280E relief when medical marijuana moved to Schedule III in April 2026, but Colorado's 34 licensed psilocybin healing centers are still fully subject to it. Here is how 280E limits deductions to COGS, why facilitator session labor is the contested cost category, and how to structure a chart of accounts, deferred revenue, and cash controls for a Schedule I business.
On April 22, 2026 the DOJ moved certain state-licensed medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III, ending Section 280E's ban on ordinary business deductions for qualifying operators — while recreational-only dispensaries remain fully subject to 280E's COGS-only tax treatment.
