Cannabis Equipment Financing: Private Lending Program Highlight for Small to Mid-Sized Cannabis Operators
When it comes to equipment financing options for cannabis operators options can be more limited due to traditional lenders being more focused on real estate. Equipment just isn’t their “thing” for the most part.
Fortunately, private equipment …
Cannabis Payment Processing Disruption (March 2026): What Dispensaries Need to Know About the Cashless ATM Outage
A Wake-Up Call for Cannabis Payment Processing
In March 2026, cannabis dispensaries across the United States experienced a significant disruption in cannabis payment processing, specifically tied to cashless ATM processing for cannabis transactions.
For many operators, this wasn’t …
Traditional Cannabis Lender Rates are Dropping – Signs of Optimism for Q1
Signs of Optimism in Cannabis Real Estate Financing for Q1
We’ve spent the better part of the last decade laser focused on sourcing lending options for the cannabis industry. Back in 2018-2019 traditional cannabis real estate lender …
Cannabis Update: Federal Rescheduling Buzz Shakes Markets and Industry Expectations
December 12, 2025 | Cannabis Policy & Market Watch
This morning brought a flurry of headlines that eclipsed the usual trade chatter: the federal cannabis classification could be on the brink of its biggest shift in decades. …
Cannabis Financing Update for Q4 2025 – Looking Forward to 2026
A Look Back at the Cannabis Financing Industry for 2025 and a Look Forward to 2026
A Year in Review
2025 was another turbulent year in the cannabis lending space, marked by a series of distinct waves.
The year …
The Cannabis Debt Wall Is Real. Here’s How to Get in Front of It
The Coming Cannabis Debt Crunch
Across the U.S. cannabis sector, roughly $6 billion of debt is scheduled to mature by the end of 2026, with the five largest multi-state cannabis operators carrying about $3.4 billion of that …
