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Hey, good question! Austin here, one of the co-founders of Potbox..

It really is a state-by-state and bank-by-bank (or credit union) issue. Same with the credit card gateways -- some are completely fine with it and others freak out right away.

When I spoke with SVB they told me their view on it was similar to Bitcoin. Oddly enough, SVB will no longer open accounts for Bitcoin startups. :-p

They'd have to use a high-risk credit card processor, which probably charges higher fees to offset the risk. Such processors exist, for other businesses with a higher incidence of fraud.

The delivery service I use in MV takes credit cards with square or paypal or some other phone attachment reader.

In fact, most of the dispensaries in the Bay take CCs.

I think they're charging for the delivery and giving the customer the cannabis for "free"