PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Since 2018, when sports betting was only legal in the state of Nevada, 19 additional states and the District of Columbia have legalized the practice, either already allowing bets to be placed or are on the way to doing so. The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Though marijuana has been decriminalized for medical or recreational purposes in 29 states (and the District of Columbia) and 64 percent of the polled voting population supports marijuana’s legalization, pot remains very much illegal on the federal level as a Schedule 1 narcotic.
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CB Insights
OCTOBER 31, 2017
Twenty months of my absence have allowed the “professional” top managers to kill the company using the money of rich oligarchs. Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs.
Independent Banker
OCTOBER 1, 2022
While the legal status of banking cannabis-related businesses remains fuzzy at the federal level, community banks in some states are finding that, with proper controls, they’re able to enter this niche market and offer banking services to these local businesses. It’s a strategy that an increasing number of community banks are embracing.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
In fact, in the intervening 23 years, the situation has arguably gotten even more complex as 31 states (plus the District of Columbia) have legalized cannabis consumption for either legal or medical reasons. I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding among supporters of this law of how risk management systems work in banks.
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