Posted on 04/07/2014 9:23:42 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
As of January of 2014, the citizens of Colorado have allowed cannabis use for recreational purposes. Overnight, users lined the sidewalk as they waited for their opportunity to legally purchase a substance still listed as a Schedule I Controlled Substance under Federal law. Prior to approved recreational use, Colorado went from having just over 5,000 registered medical marijuana patients, to over 125,000 patients in less than 2 years. In this cash-only business, dispensaries take in thousands of dollars per day, but since Federal law prohibits cash deposits from specified illegal activities, banks are unable to accept dispensary monies. This forces dispensary owners to find some place to stash their ever growing mountain of dollars thus making them potential targets of violent criminals intent on robbing them of their cash hoards.
In February 2014 Attorney General Holder directed Colorado banks to allow cannabis dispensaries to deposit...
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Thanks, OPM, for this item. How could Colorado be so stupid? How could Hol...er.....forget that, we know it was deliberate.
Couldn’t a state just simply make it illegal to pay the fedgov complex income taxes?
You would think with Colorado they set a BAD precedent
Personally, I think the drug should be legalized nationwide on the condition that users first forfeit their driver's licenses and voter registrations.
Oh, he “directed” them.. Thought for a second he was creating Laws.
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