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World Service,24 Jan 2018,17 mins

America's Cannabis Confusion

Business Daily

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The cannabis industry is taking off in the US, but companies remain in legal limbo. Regan Morris reports from California, one of the latest states to legalise recreational cannabis. Manuela Saragosa also talks to Sundie Seefried, boss of the Partner Colorado Credit Union - an organisation that provides banking services to cannabis firms despite the threat of legal sanctions. And legal expert Sam Kamin from Denver University in Colorado assess the likelihood that US attorney general Jeff Sessions will crack down on the industry. (Photo: Customer queue outside the MedMen cannabis store in Los Angeles, Credit: Getty Images)

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