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Will GLP-1 Compounds Become the Next Cash Only Medical Market?

Will GLP-1 Compounds Become the Next Cash Only Medical Market?

It happened to cannabis. Is it about to happen to compounded GLP-1s?

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May 20, 2025
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In the United States, marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. That single designation, Schedule I, has done more than criminalize a plant. It has created an entire medical economy that exists in cash. Banks do not touch it. Credit card processors stay away. Stripe, Square, Visa, Mastercard, they all steer clear. Why? Because serving the cannabis industry runs them into trouble with federal regulation, even in states where it has been legal for years.

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