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I am by no means an expert on the subject but here's my interpretation:

Since the sale of marijuana is still a federal crime, banks/creditors are not legally allowed to be involved in transactions regarding it.

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This right here is the answer, a lot of dispensaries in Denver will have an ATM on premise but it jacks their insurance and it's still not really a good idea, from what I heard they can get in trouble still by having an ATM on site.

Its still a Schedule 1 substance, indicating it has no recognized medical value, and on the other hand, the government owns patents on THC compounds used to shrink tumors.

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