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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed a bill to increase banking access for the state’s cannabis industry; the bill also adds new fingerprinting and background check requirements for cannabis industry employees.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) last week signed legislation to increase access to banking services for the state’s cannabis companies and require the firms to get fingerprints and background checks for new employees and contractors, the Missouri Independent reports.
Under the bill, the state Department of Health and Senior Services, which oversees the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis programs, can share inspections and other information with banks, which they need to serve the industry, the report says. The law also requires everyone working in the state’s cannabis industry to submit their fingerprints and undergo a background check.
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