Hey, totally feel you on this we ran into the same walls a year ago. Our grow op is in a similar place: legal, regulated, solid team, but without enough capital, the opportunities kind of dangle in front of you uselessly. And so we needed to use
working capital for cannabis businesses to engage capital for such "risky" way. What ended up working for us was kind of a patchwork method. We combined a small personal loan secured against property with a private loan from a local investor who already understood the cannabis space and wasnt freaked out by the gray areas. Honestly, the key was building a relationship before asking for money. We met our investor through someone at a cultivation conference we kept in touch for months before pitching him formally. Its definitely slower than walking into a bank and applying, but its more realistic given the climate. Also, keep really tight books. I mean obsessively. When people see clear numbers, they get less scared. Especially in this industry, transparency is your strongest currency.