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CanPay's approved provider status means patients can use a debit card to purchase medical cannabis.

In most states, buying medical or recreational cannabis means paying with cash.

THC patients can skip ATM fees with CanPay. In most states, buying medical or recreational cannabis means paying with cash. Many banking institutions won't work with cannabis businesses, as they operate in a gray area—legal at the state level but still in conflict with federal law, as cannabis remains a Schedule I drug.

That situation won't change completely until cannabis is descheduled at the federal level. But as local cannabis industries gain public support in many states, legal workarounds are taking shape.

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