Using Plastic To Pay For Marijuana Could Soon Be Allowed In Missouri
June 20, 2023 6:04AM CDT
FILE – Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are are seen in a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y., Friday, July 15, 2022. Missouri voters are set to be the first in the nation to sign off on automatically forgiving past marijuana crimes if they approve a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational pot in November 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
(MISSOURINET) – Missouri could be seeing green when it comes to the medical and recreational marijuana industries. Since marijuana is not legalized on the federal level, banks and credit card companies typically won’t allow plastic to pay for marijuana. But the Missouri Legislature passed a bill this year that would change get rid of this barrier. Senator Steven Roberts, a St. Louis Democrat, says his bill would also allow cannabis shops to keep their cash in bank and money accounts without getting in trouble with the feds.
Roberts expects Governor Mike Parson to sign his bill into law.
