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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue.

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Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M, Enables Cannabis Dispensaries

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Further, eight states and the District of Columbia have voted for full medical and recreational legalization. Naturally, investors are taking notice — though marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I narcotic by federal guidelines, and regulations in states where cannabis is legal can get complicated. and Canada.

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How Cannabidiol Products Are Infusing Luxury Retail

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Though marijuana has been made legal for recreational or medical use in 33 states and the District of Columbia, it remains listed as a Schedule I narcotic by the federal government, and is thus considered very illegal. From there, the regulation of CBD gets a little more complicated.

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Building A More Compliant Cannabis Industry With The Blockchain

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Though marijuana has been decriminalized for medical or recreational purposes in 29 states (and the District of Columbia) and 64 percent of the polled voting population supports marijuana’s legalization, pot remains very much illegal on the federal level as a Schedule 1 narcotic.

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What The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Means After Wayfair

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Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Even businesses eager to pay their share, however, may feel that complying with tax laws is complicated. .

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Short-Term Health Insurance: What Is and Isn’t Covered

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These plans do not qualify for premium tax credits as the Affordable Care Act plans might. District of Columbia. These non-marketplace health insurance plans do not qualify for premium tax credits. These are not health insurance coverage and are not regulated. Here are a few other details on some key differences.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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