Seattle, Washington--(Newsfile Corp. - April 15, 2020) - CFN Media (OTCQB: CNFN), the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry announces the publication of an article discussing CannaTrac's innovative alternative to cash handling in the cannabis space.

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The COVID-19 outbreak has majorly disrupted nearly every business - including the nascent cannabis industry. While cannabis sales have spiked due to greater demand, businesses face unique risks as they adapt to rapidly changing consumer behaviors. More consumers are shopping online and ordering for delivery, while brick-and-mortar locations are looking for ways to reduce risk to their cashiers and enforce social distancing rules.





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In this article, we will take a look at some unique risks facing the cannabis industry and how CannaTrac® is helping to address them with CannaCard®, online and retail merchant accounts, and its mobile solution for cannabis delivery workers.

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Dispensaries Remain Open

California became the first state to implement "shelter-in-place" orders designed to keep citizens at home and slow the spread of COVID-19. After briefly classifying cannabis businesses as non-essential, the state quickly reversed course after a widespread public outcry. Governors and public health officials throughout the country have since deemed cannabis businesses as "essential" operations that can remain open.

"Most of the American public and an increasing number of government leaders stopped buying into the demonization of cannabis years ago," Karen O'Keefe, state policies director for the Marijuana Policy Project, said to Forbes. "Now, not only have two-thirds of states recognized that medical cannabis should be legal-with 11 legalizing adult-use-many are recognizing that safe access to cannabis is essential."

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