{"id":241402,"date":"2025-05-14T12:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/angel-investor\/why-is-cannabis-so-hard\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:28:16","slug":"why-is-cannabis-so-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=241402","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Cannabis So Hard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/gothamgal.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25692\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week\u2019s earnings from the multi-state operators (MSOs) in cannabis were abysmal. The losses that each of these companies took are overwhelming. Where is the light at the end of the tunnel? <\/p>\n<p>The only state that seems to have gotten the cannabis rollout right is Illinois, because the $490M tax revenue from this industry is going directly back to supporting and investing in underserved communities that have experienced\u00a0violence, excessive incarceration, and economic disinvestment because the other tax dollars are being eaten up by debt and pensions.  <\/p>\n<p>Every state has taken a different stance, wanting to make a social impact with this nascent industry that will be one of the largest tax generators in the future. Few states have not gone legal. The ones that haven\u2019t gone legal are fighting absurd political battles as the products are being sold everywhere anyway just not legally. Even in NY, on Long Island, where most towns said no to cannabis, they are selling it anyway and the towns are not getting any of the tax benefits. It is absurd.<\/p>\n<p>Why aren\u2019t states cracking down hard on illegal stores and the illegal flow of cannabis products? Is it because of political lobbying to stay in office? Why can\u2019t the federal government legalize weed so we can have banking, use of credit cards, and give everyone the ability to build real businesses with tax revenue? Why have states caved to union interference? <\/p>\n<p>Every day, new data comes out showing that the plant has multiple healing properties, including a Swiss study that significantly improves health outcomes and reduces problematic use, including alcohol. In a new bourgeoning business, why has the government, who benefits from the taxes, made it so damn hard?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week\u2019s earnings from the multi-state operators (MSOs) in cannabis were abysmal. The losses that each of these companies took are overwhelming. Where is the light at the end of the tunnel? 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