PORTLAND, Ore. – Cannabis businesses loans are a territory most credit unions would choose to steer clear of, but at the 2017 CUBG National Conference Tuesday, Dennis Baranowski and Nema Daghbandan of Geraci Law Firm offered pointers on how to do just that to a small group of curious lending executives during a breakout session, "What Every Credit Union Should Know About the Green Rush – Lending to the Cannabis Industry."
Their Irvine, Calif.-based firm provides services related to the legal aspects of loans, including cannabis business loans. While marijuana remains federally illegal, the federal government has released enforcement memos that allow marijuana businesses to carry on with their operations without being prosecuted.
"It's a green rush," Baranowski said, pointing to a U.S. map showing which states have legalized the drug. "As you know, a wave has taken over the U.S. where states have passed recreational or marijuana laws."
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