The federal government predictably snubbed owners of small cannabis businesses when time came to hand out coronavirus relief funds. Yet, makers of hemp products are bestowed with the good graces of the Small Business Administration.
Boston Globe/Marijuana Moment
- On Monday the SBA’s Northwest Regional office tweeted that only “businesses that produce or sell hemp and hemp-derived products” would be eligible for the billions in expected funding.
- Earlier this month, a coalition of cannabis businesses petitioned federal lawmakers for small-business support.
