Search CoinDesk
Prices
Indices
CoinDesk 20 Index
Bitcoin Offerings
Ethereum Offerings
Trend Indicators
Indices
Crypto Sectors
Election 2024
News
Markets
Finance
Policy
Tech
Learn
Consensus Magazine
Video
Podcasts
CoinDesk Podcast Network
Markets Daily
Gen C
The Protocol
Unchained with Laura Shin
The Mining Pod
Newsletters
The Node
First Mover
State of Crypto
Crypto Long & Short
The Protocol
Crypto for Advisors
Sponsored
Thought Leadership
Sponsored Research
Press Release
Hub: Abra
Hub: Bitget
Hub: Gate.US
Hub: Matrixport
Hub: MEXC
Hub: NEAR
Hub: Phemex
Hub: SocialGood
Hub: Tron
Advertise
Consensus
Consensus 2025 Hong Kong
Consensus 2025 Toronto
Webinars
Prices
Indices
Consensus
Sponsored
Election 2024
BTC
$62,624.65
+0.97%
ETH
$2,442.17
+1.34%
BNB
$566.14
+0.44%
SOL
$145.15
+1.73%
XRP
$0.53214309
+0.73%
DOGE
$0.11113528
+1.62%
CD20
$1,940.09
+1.46%
TRX
$0.15446344
+0.46%
ADA
$0.35243066
+0.66%
AVAX
$26.84
+4.72%
SHIB
$0.00001825
+5.15%
WBTC
$62,516.73
+0.94%
Ad
Colorado
Markets
Payments
Marijuana in Colorado Faces Same Legal Obstacles as Bitcoin
US Federal law has made banking institutions and credit card companies wary of handling marijuana purchases.
By
Daniel Cawrey
Sponsored
Jan 21, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
Jan 21, 2014
Payments
Marijuana
Colorado
Features
Finance
Startups
Colorado Marijuana Dispensary Uses Bitcoin to Evade Federal Laws
Federal laws prohibit credit card payments, so all Colorado's marijuana must be purchased in cash – or bitcoin.
By
Nermin Hajdarbegovic
Sponsored
Jan 12, 2014 at 8:35 a.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2014
Startups
Marijuana
Colorado
Merchants
Lifestyle
Regulation
Companies
1
2
3