No, a dispensary cannot buy Google, Facebook or Instagram ads for THC products in 2026: Google Ads bans ads for substances that “induce highs,” and Meta bans ads that promote or sell THC products. Stores can still keep a free […]
Baltimore’s updated padlock law lets the city close a shop for up to one year if police write two reports within 24 months showing its employees, owner or tenant illegally sold cannabis products or Schedule I or II drugs there. […]
Section 280E of the federal tax code bars any business that “traffics” in a Schedule I or II controlled substance from deducting ordinary business expenses or claiming tax credits, which is why state-legal cannabis businesses have paid federal income tax […]
Colorado’s licensed marijuana businesses sold about $683.5 million of medical and recreational cannabis in 2014, the first year of legal adult-use sales, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue, a figure widely reported at the time as roughly $700 million. […]
Dispensaries are cash-only, or close to it, because adult-use marijuana is still illegal under federal law, so the major card networks do not allow cannabis purchases and many banks avoid the industry to limit their money-laundering risk. Congress has debated […]
