"Unfortunately, a large number of small businesses in Colorado are not eligible for these loans due to their involvement in the state-legal cannabis industry"
It may come as no surprise that cannabis dispensaries and growers are not eligible for some relief measures passed by Congress — despite widespread reform, these businesses are selling a substance that is still federally illegal.
"We’re just doing our part during this crisis,” association president David Torrisi told Wikileaf. “We’re donating the hand sanitizer, so we’re not trying to make a buck off of it. "
The move comes amidst a wave of pandemic related downsizing, with recent figures showing that a record 3.3 million people filed for unemployment in one week earlier this month
As measures to slow the coronavirus shutter businesses, stress grocery stores, and confine people to their homes, home delivery of marijuana seems to be one of the few industries still thriving
