[#item_full_content] The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is defending its decision to adopt a rule adding restrictions on companies that provide services to marijuana businesses, making it so participants in a particular government loan guarantee program are prohibited from receiving income from cannabis operations. After posting the finalized rule in October 2024—amending a guaranteed loan program 
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Feds Defend Decision To Block Companies That Work With Marijuana Industry From Participating In Loan Program
ByPot Shop News
January 1, 2026