The largest payment processor in the world handles cannabis in Canada. In the U.S., they will not touch it. That’s the gap.
Aubrey Amatelli left JP Morgan believing that if you followed the rules, aligned with card brand...

The Legal Market Was Never Built for Payments, Why Cannabis Still Breaks the Rules ft. Aubrey Amatelli

Politics is a dirty business. Sometimes being feared is the influence you need because access is not the problem.
Politicians say "we'll take care of this." Gretchen Gailey has a different approach: stab them in the back...

Gretchen Gailey: Cannabis Industry Has No Idea How DC Works, Why Rescheduling Is Delayed

What happens when a Silicon Valley exec who helped Lyft rewrite the rules brings that same playbook to cannabis?This week we sit down with Ashwin Raj, CEO of LeafLink, to break down how disciplined tech thinking and firs...

The Lyft Playbook for Cannabis: Building Trust Through Tech ft. Ashwin Raj

You produced the product.They said they needed terms — “as soon as it sells, we’ll pay.”But the days kept going by… and nothing came in.In cannabis, collections are brutally difficult. With limited banking and tight cash...

If You’re Chasing Invoices in Cannabis, Listen to This ft. Brett Gelfand

Software is unique: when it works as it should, no one thinks twice about it. But the moment there’s a hiccup or delay, it becomes an issue.Building software that consistently runs seamlessly, while integrating additiona...

Chris Violas Breaks Down Blaze’s Software Infrastructure

What is Bank Secrecy, and why are cash-heavy businesses like cannabis dispensaries, casinos, and laundromats treated the same?Did regulators understand that they forced cannabis businesses were once forced into "criminal...

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