It's a green light to MJ-Pay, I believe this is what MyECheck was waiting on. We were never 100% sure if MJ-Pay could bypass the legalities associated with marijuana banking so this opens the door for us regardless. MyECheck will still be the household name when it comes to mobile payments the next time your in a dispensary.
some highlights from that vote... MJ-PAY getting closer
voted Wednesday in support of making it easier
Marijuana dealing is still against federal law, so banks who do business with marijuana dispensaries could be accused of helping them launder their money
The vote is largely symbolic since Treasury already had gone ahead with the guidance, but it demonstrates a loosening of anti-marijuana sentiment on Capitol Hill.
more politicians are now working to accommodate popular state laws