Saturday, January 11, 2014
Lawmakers To Feds: Let MJ Businesses Bank
Colorado -- Advocates for the legalization of
marijuana celebrated a hard-won fight Jan. 1, when sales for
recreational use began in Colorado, but one question remained: What will
those who make and sell pot do with all their money? Now, some of
Colorado’s congressional delegation want the Treasury and Justice
departments to accelerate their review of the issue.In
a Friday letter to top officials at both departments, both the state’s
senators and four of its seven representatives asked the federal
government to give advice to Colorado’s marijuana businesses on how to
access the banking system
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