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'No More Tears Left:' How The Western Wildfires Are Ravaging The Legal Marijuana Industry
For operators who lost everything to the deadly wildfires, there's little recourse and only the shakiest of safety nets. Insurance companies, like banks, are reluctant to serve cannabis businesses because marijuana remains a federally illegal substance. And because of that illicit status, the enterprises don't qualify for federal disaster aid.