Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, says she hasn’t heard of issues quite like Peterson’s personal life insurance rejection but that it’s not unusual for cannabis businesses to run into problems dealing with financial entities, such as in setting up employee payrolls or retirement accounts. The Marijuana Policy Project, an advocacy group, last year was asked to move its retirement plans elsewherewhen the word “marijuana” caused concern.

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