Josh Radbod: Banking and compliance are the keys to cannabis industry growth

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The cannabis industry faces a multitude of challenges, from sporadic legalization across states to inconsistent regulations. The lack of federal legalization has created a glaring problem in the financial sector of the industry. Without access to banking and payment opportunities, cannabis operators often struggle to expand the way that they want to, thus hindering the growth of the industry as a whole. In this episode, Josh Radbod, co-founder and CEO of the PBC Conference, explains the ways in which the public and private sectors can work together to solve the problems of banking, compliance and payments in cannabis. He explains how the PBC Conference brings these groups together to better propel the industry forward.