There are elaborate regulations governing ownership
of legal marijuana businesses, of liquor stores, of casinos, of medical practices and of legal practices, to name a few.
Sessions, a longtime opponent of marijuana, has hinted at initiating a federal crack down on state -
legal marijuana businesses for the better part of a year.
Adam Spiker, executive director of the Southern California Coalition that
represents legal marijuana businesses, said the coalition is focused on making sure «the intent» of the bill becomes law.
Not least,
legal marijuana businesses are on a hiring binge, employing everyone from scientists to cashiers.
Bankers and those in the expanding
legal marijuana business want Congress to change the law — to make it clear that it's not a crime to provide financial services to the legal marijuana businesses.
According to a statement from Commissioner Dave Jones, his department approved the first admitted commercial insurance company, Golden Bear Insurance, to cover state -
legal marijuana businesses.
If the DEA recommends rescheduling marijuana to II, III, IV, or V, or removing it from the list of controlled substances, any change in designation will have big implications for the legal industry across 23 states and Washington, D.C., says Aeron Sullivan, the co-founder of Tradiv, an online wholesale marketplace for
legal marijuana businesses to buy and sell marijuana.
A lot of people are now going into
the legal marijuana business due to relaxed regulations and the benefits that bitcoin provides.
The legal marijuana business is booming and landlords are taking notice because these businesses have a solid cash flow and are able to pay a premium in rent.
Despite memos issued by the Federal Treasury and Justice Departments, there continues to be controversy and disagreements within the banking industry over whether or not banks can accept money or make loans to participants in
legal marijuana businesses.