The hesitance many lenders have felt about financing marijuana-related businesses likely became stronger after Attorney General Jeff Sessions approved a memorandum overriding Obama-era directives that deferred to state laws governing the legality of distributing and possessing marijuana.
The Department of Justice posted the memo on its website, explaining its new stance on the matter.
Find out what financial trade associations representing lenders in states where marijuana has been legalized have to say about the potential impact to some of their members.