As pot industry grows, financial pros find a new market

New York Times

The new business, Blue Line Advisory Services, is latest legal liasion for the booming weed industry, which is mostly cash-only because banks are hesitant to take dough from pot-repreneurs. Though marijuana is legal in Colorado and Washington, "there's all kinds of trouble you could get into because you're aiding somebody violating federal law," said Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. "You could get fined, you could lose your insurance status."