“It's time for Congress to act.'
, ending in the suspect being shot and killed by another store employee. Other similar incidents have become increasingly more common, given that dispensaries are required to have large quantities of cash on hand due to restrictions over the use of credit and debit cards linked to banks.
“We were the first state to legalize recreational sales of cannabis a decade ago, and it’s time for Congress to act and make sure that we address the public safety needs we have in the state, and that’s to get these businesses out of being a cash-only business,” he toldIn order to do that, Congress would need to pass what’s being called the Safe Banking Act, which would allow banks to conduct financial transactions related to the sale of cannabis.
“There is a clear consensus and bipartisan support, and that just needs to pass now,” he said. “The time has come — there’s a window for this to pass, and I’m doing everything I can to see that it passes.”
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