Jump to content

Banksters


trichcycler

Recommended Posts

http://news.yahoo.com/legal-pot-states-banking-thursday-secret-panel-meeting-112007117--politics.html   Legal pot states banking on Thursday secret panel meeting

ncc-logo3line-color_235559.jpg
By Scott Bomboy 38 minutes ago
0 shares
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
 
  •  
  •  
  •  
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspiring legal marijuana producers and vendors in Colorado and Washington state have a lot riding on a closed-door meeting today held by an obscure Treasury Department group, which faces some interesting constitutional issues about a “growing” industry.

 

 

The meeting in Washington, D.C., involves the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group, an advisory panel first set up by then Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen in 1994. The panel, known as BSAAG, evaluates issues related to money laundering.

In August, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department wouldn’t criminally prosecute recreational marijuana users and state-approved growers and vendors in Colorado and Washington, after the two states passed legalization referendums in 2012.

However, marijuana is still illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. Holder, in his memo, established new guidelines for federal prosecutors in all states to follow for federal marijuana cases.

His decision averted one constitutional issue for now, about states that pass laws that seemingly contradict federal laws. But another one remains unresolved.

BSAAG is involved because approved marijuana cultivators, producers and vendors in Colorado and Washington can’t set up legal bank accounts, because banks believe they could be implicated as money launders, since marijuana sales are still illegal nationally. And pot vendors can’t process retail credit and debit card transactions, for the same reason.

Legalized pot sales are set to become a reality next month in two states. Since the legally approved growers and vendors are forced to do business on a cash-only basis, some politicians believe criminal elements will enter the states’ marijuana business.

“Forcing legitimate businesses to operate on a cash-only basis without bank accounts is an invitation for robbery, tax evasion and organized crime. With 21 states and D.C. now allowing for some form of legal adult marijuana usage, federal law needs to be updated to reflect the reality of the situation in the states,” said two Representatives, Denny Heck and Earl Perlmutter, in July, when

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yea Right!

 

I can wait till things are settled and done and I can truly get the best use out of our law w/o worrying about going to jail for something that is legal!  I am a pt/c.g, Im not in no way trying to make any cash from this, I pay my bills either way and I dont plan on taking on no big projects, But Im totaly unmotivated to restart my room and make very few changes untill I know for sure they are not going to take away my grow rights, for some commercial growers and supply centers!

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Peace

Link to comment
Share on other sites

what happens when obama leaves office, the attorney general (holder) is replaced, and he puts out a new memo saying all that stuff is super illegal and now here comes the criminal prosecution?

 

When money talks politicians listen. It will all boil down to which side they think will pay the best.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...