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Accounting, tax, and compliance guidance for state-licensed cannabis and dispensary businesses

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The SAFE Banking Act Is Back in 2026: What Cannabis Operators Should Do While Congress Stalls
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The SAFE Banking Act Is Back in 2026: What Cannabis Operators Should Do While Congress Stalls

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.

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banking
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Colorado's Psilocybin Healing Centers Just Watched Cannabis Get a Tax Break They Didn't
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Colorado's Psilocybin Healing Centers Just Watched Cannabis Get a Tax Break They Didn't

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.

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Gravenstein 116 v. United States: Why Cannabis Businesses Can't Claim the Employee Retention Credit
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Gravenstein 116 v. United States: Why Cannabis Businesses Can't Claim the Employee Retention Credit

The Court of Federal Claims dismissed Gravenstein 116, LLC's $322,016 Employee Retention Credit refund claim, holding that Section 280E bars cannabis businesses from refundable tax credits — refundability doesn't change what a credit legally is. Here's what the ruling means for dispensaries with pending or paid ERC claims, and why the 2026 Schedule III move doesn't rescue them.

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tax
tax-credits
Cannabis Schedule III Rescheduling: What 280E Tax Relief Actually Means for Your Dispensary
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Cannabis Schedule III Rescheduling: What 280E Tax Relief Actually Means for Your Dispensary

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.

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tax-deductions