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Marijuana
Restrictions on how cannabis is transported have created 39 separate markets
Jun 20, 2024
Marijuana is now legal in 38 states, though not federally. In Martha's Vineyard, among other places, legal issues have been a bringdown.
Senate to consider giving cannabis businesses access to banking
Sep 25, 2023
The Senate Banking Committee hearing this week will consider the question of allowing cannabis business owners to open bank accounts for their companies legally.
Cannabis businesses are booming. They're also having a hard time getting insurance.
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Henry Epp
Apr 20, 2023
Insuring a store full of a substance that's still illegal under federal law isn't cheap.
Labor shortage causes employers to back off drug screenings
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Matt Levin
Mar 31, 2022
The percentage of American workers testing positive for drugs is at a 20-year high
Will Congress consider giving marijuana companies access to big banks?
Feb 26, 2021
Pot's illegal at the federal level, so major banks won't provide services. Therefore, vendors can't accept credit or debit cards.
Truckers are in short supply. Drug testing doesn't help.
Jan 4, 2021
Drivers are retiring, while the pandemic and new drug-test data sharing are keeping many from joining the ranks.
Congress considers allowing banks to accept more marijuana money
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Ben Bradford
Jul 22, 2019
Many marijuana dispensaries “have a mountain of cash” and no place to take it.
For public good, not for profit.
Canada legalized marijuana, but still less than half of sales are from legal sources
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Ben Bradford
Jun 19, 2019
Canada legalized production, sale and consumption of recreational cannabis last fall, the second nation in the world to do so after Uruguay.
Canadians in the pot business need to be careful crossing U.S. border
Dec 18, 2018
Crossing to even discuss the U.S. cannabis industry can be considered trafficking.
California pot delivery businesses face digital disruption
Oct 22, 2018
New tech startup shrinks already tight margins for door-to-door marijuana services.