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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
I get that. I just don't get why they keep saying laundering. These pot dealers made their money on legal pot. The money is legit. They aren't trying to hide it, they just need somewhere to put it and hopefully get a dividend of some kind.
Laundering money by definition means the concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses.
We need a better term.
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What's legal in a particular state may not be legal in the UNITED states.
Just because colorado says it's OK doesn't mean the feds can't swoop in and take all that drug money away from the dealers.
As they should (IMHO).