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There are more signs of optimism that the era of prohibition may be over before long as evidenced when the Trump administration's top fiscal official appeared to voice support for letting marijuana businesses store their profits in banks. For those interested in why companies cannot readily open bank accounts just click here. Marijuana-friendly states have also asked Congress to make banking legal.

The battle continues between Federal policies and laws that are trying to turn back time and progressive forces as these recent headlined demonstrate:

Marijuana sellers undeterred by threat of federal prosecution

Leaders of America’s $7.1 billion cannabis industry honored with Cannabis Business Awards

The legal marijuana market is exploding — it'll hit almost $10 billion sales in this year

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