Be interesting to see if state-level legalization forces the creation of a whole alternate banking system!

Since MJ is still an illegal drug in almost all states, it makes sense that inter-state money transfers involving MJ are still illegal. I really wish we'd just nationally legalize it, already. But I can see the point.

respect our right to self-governance. They can modify the law from "no money from the sale of illegal drugs..." to be amended to say "only money from legally purchased..." or however those long-winded political types would say it.

intra-state. One of the great powers of the President is his power to decide on how enthusiastically he will prosecute specific crimes.

It's the sort of practice that could come back to haunt us.

Congress needs to recognize the rights of the people to decide their own laws if those laws are created within the framework of the Constitution / Bill of Rights.

Neither the President nor the AG will make it legal for criminals to launder drug money using Cannabis legalization in Colorado as the loophole. De- or re-scheduling Cannabis is the Fed's first step, not opening Colorado's experiment up to organized crime.

They are already working on it. Justice and Treasury.

sorry, don't have time to find the pics now, but apparently at least some stores are processing cards.

* -- Yes, I know what the real term is but beagles are cuter.




See!

in Colorado because of the fear of lots of robberies at closing time.

(if such a thing existed) if the law were to incentive violent crime for the selling of a legal product.

There have been meeting with Treasury officials as well. The administration understands that banking and financial transactions are part of the legal marijuana business and is working to come up with a fix.

There are also bills afoot in Congress to resolve this.