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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 3 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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pests ◴[30 Apr 24 18:23 UTC] No.40214363[source]▶
Every dispo in my area (Metro Detroit) has concrete pillars surrounding the building, usually every two feet or so.

One of the first to open a few years back got hit early and everyone seems to have learned the lesson.

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1. TylerE ◴[01 May 24 01:34 UTC] No.40218560[source]▶
The ones in DC typically seem to be either on 2nd floors or in basements. Security outside at the entrance to the steps.
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2. Mountain_Skies ◴[01 May 24 02:13 UTC] No.40218801[source]▶
The ones I've seen in the Detroit area seem to mostly be in areas zoned industrial, which typically means single story, stand alone buildings with few "eyes on the street". Going to guess Michigan has restrictive zoning requirements for marijuana businesses that keep it out of the public eye.
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3. pests ◴[02 May 24 01:36 UTC] No.40231833[source]▶
> Going to guess Michigan has restrictive zoning requirements for marijuana businesses that keep it out of the public eye.

It's up to each city/county if they allow any stores at all and their own regulations / licensing.

A recent change a lot of shops seem to be going through is removing the "lobby waiting area" (so 2-3 shop "in private") and just adding more shelves and display cases while building up a huge line. Never liked the farce before (and probably a holdover from when they were medical only) so its a nice change.