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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 4 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.233s | source
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mannyv ◴[30 Apr 24 18:15 UTC] No.40214223[source]▶
One major effect of this is that weed stores will be able to use banks and payment processors legally once the regulators catch up.
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ncr100 ◴[30 Apr 24 18:20 UTC] No.40214302[source]▶
THEREFORE they will be able to move CASH money out of their stores TO BANKS, resulting in fewer "smash and grab" incidents ... aka, "Hyundai meet storefront of weed shop."

Looking forward to this, silly to see so many Kia "boys" being used for gross violence crimes when regulation changes could lessen it.

> https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/seattle-pot-shop-cr... for example

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1. justinator ◴[30 Apr 24 20:54 UTC] No.40216216[source]▶
I guess the weed can still be stolen
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2. sambazi ◴[01 May 24 08:25 UTC] No.40220837[source]▶
then again, you can just grow it yourself w/o risk of being shot
3. red-iron-pine ◴[01 May 24 13:13 UTC] No.40222701[source]▶
Can't buy shit with weed. Gotta sell it. And that has time requirements and risks to you (including getting robbed yourself).

Meanwhile these are cash-only businesses, so if you're gonna steal then go for the money. Esp. since most dispensaries I've seen do a reasonably brisk business.

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4. justinator ◴[03 May 24 18:13 UTC] No.40250580[source]▶
Crazy I know but even in places where weed is legal, there's still a black market for it.