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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 1 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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defiamazing ◴[30 Apr 24 19:00 UTC] No.40214840[source]▶
I don’t get why they don’t just use Bitcoin or Ethereum.
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1. CyberDildonics ◴[01 May 24 01:44 UTC] No.40218613[source]▶
Those two specifically have super high transaction fees which basically kills their use as normal currencies.

https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactionfees-btc-eth...