Simplifya LLC, a company that makes regulatory and operational compliance software for the cannabis industry, announced Wednesday its hire of Katrina Skinner as general counsel and chief banking officer.
Skinner is a cannabis industry veteran who joins Denver-based Simplifya from Burns & Levinson, a Boston-based firm that’s one of an increasing number in the U.S. to launch cannabis law practices.
Her hire comes as some U.S. lawmakers seek to open U.S. banking and stock exchanges to cannabis companies. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden have proposed legislation that would take marijuana off the list of ...