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Adult, Cannabis, Firearms, and More Published by Payment Funnels | Your Partner in High-Risk Merchant Solutions Introduction: The Counter-Culture Business Problem Running a counter-culture business is not for the faint of heart. Whether you sell adult novelties, operate a cannabis dispensary, deal in firearms, offer nutraceuticals, or run an online gaming platform, you already know …

CANNABIS PAYMENTS EXPLAINED The federal-state divide has left cannabis retailers in a payments purgatory for years. Here’s what’s really happening behind the scenes, and how compliant operators are solving it. By Payment Funnels Editorial  ·  2026  ·  7 min read Walk into almost any dispensary in America — legal, licensed, state-inspected — and you’ll encounter …

ACH vs. PIN Debit vs. Cashless ATM: Which Payment Method Is Right for Your Cannabis Business? Published by Payment Funnels  |  Cannabis Payment Specialists The Cannabis Payment Problem — And Why It’s Not Going Away If you operate a cannabis dispensary or ancillary cannabis business, you already know the frustration: traditional banks and card networks …

Vape Shop Owner’s Checklist: 7 Things to Look for in a High-Risk Payment Processor A guide for vape retailers who are serious about stable, secure, and scalable payment processing Running a vape shop is not for the faint of heart. Between navigating a patchwork of local and federal regulations, managing age-verification requirements, and competing in …