EBT Cards Can Be Used At ATM's In Pot Shops

[Meister]

Colorado OKs Use of Public Assistance EBT Cards in Pot Shop ATMs

An interesting debate in Colorado concerning marijuana shops was just resolved in a way that goes against what the owners of pot stores wanted. Colorado’s Republican legislators proposed to add stores that sell recreational or medical marijuana to the list of places where recipients of public assistance couldn’t use their EBT cards at ATMs.
However, Democrats on the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee voted along party lines to allow the use of public assistance cards on ATMs in pot shops. Their reasoning is that many neighborhoods are “banking deserts” with few bank outlets and few ATMs. State Senator Irene Aguilar (D-Denver) explained, “I’m not comfortable limiting that access until I’m certain we’ve done that due diligence to make sure people can access their benefits when they need to.” Advocates for the poor agreed, suggesting, as did Terry Scanlon of the Colorado Center on Law & Policy, that they saw the legislation as “unnecessary regulation that could prevent access to benefits needed by low-income Coloradans.”
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/poli...ic-assistance-ebt-cards-in-pot-shop-atms.html

I'm sure the left will be jubilant about this, after all, the low-income people need a place to cash out their money from Welfare. If they used a bank ATM and then having to stop at their local pot shop.....well, that would be two stops and unnecessary usage of gas, so a one stop shop is economically sound and prudent thing to do.

 

[Spiderman]

An ATM is an ATM.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

The fact that EBT can be used like a debit card in the first place is a massive folly. This just adds a bit of hilarity to the issue.

 

[Moonglow]

Spread the wealth is what I always say....

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Spread the wealth is what I always say....

Yes, we know you advocate theft.

 

[Meister]

An ATM is an ATM.

Yeah, I know.....so poor that they need Welfare, yet they can't use it in a grocery store where it's intent is. So they go to a pot store? I'm sure that pot isn't the 10 dollar, three finger bag.
just sayin.....

 

[Pogo]

The fact that EBT can be used like a debit card in the first place is a massive folly. This just adds a bit of hilarity to the issue.

I've never heard of that being the case anywhere. EBT is supposed to be for food only, and even then only certain (non-prepared) foods. Never seen one that could be exchanged for money, ATM or anywhere else. Maybe rather than "massive folly" it's "massive myth".

 

[Sunshine]

The fact that EBT can be used like a debit card in the first place is a massive folly. This just adds a bit of hilarity to the issue.

I've never heard of that being the case anywhere. EBT is supposed to be for food only, and even then only certain (non-prepared) foods. Never seen one that could be exchanged for money, ATM or anywhere else. Maybe rather than "massive folly" it's "massive myth".

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[Pogo]

Snopes:
>> Origins: On 3 January 2014, the National Report published an article positing that in Colorado (where marijuana use had just been legalized) a store had begun accepting food stamps towards the purchase of food items made with marijuana...

The National Report's disclaimer page notes that:

National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental. <<

Meister got punked.

When it sound this silly, the thing to do is go find it on some real news source -- not 'Nonprofit Quarterly". Or directly to a factcheck.


Fox Noise swallowed whole too...

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Interestingly, "comments are disabled for this video". Wonder why.

 

[Meister]

Snopes:
>> Origins: On 3 January 2014, the National Report published an article positing that in Colorado (where marijuana use had just been legalized) a store had begun accepting food stamps towards the purchase of food items made with marijuana...

The National Report's disclaimer page notes that:

National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental. <<

Meister got punked.

When it sound this silly, the thing to do is go find it on some real news source -- not 'Nonprofit Quarterly". Or directly to a factcheck.


Fox Noise swallowed whole too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Up60KtDFvc

Interestingly, "comments are disabled for this video". Wonder why.

This thread isn't talking about EBT for pot....it's talking about using EBT cards in ATM's located in the pot shops.

 

[Pogo]

Snopes:
>> Origins: On 3 January 2014, the National Report published an article positing that in Colorado (where marijuana use had just been legalized) a store had begun accepting food stamps towards the purchase of food items made with marijuana...

The National Report's disclaimer page notes that:

National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental. <<

Meister got punked.

When it sound this silly, the thing to do is go find it on some real news source -- not 'Nonprofit Quarterly". Or directly to a factcheck.


Fox Noise swallowed whole too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Up60KtDFvc

Interestingly, "comments are disabled for this video". Wonder why.

This thread isn't talking about EBT for pot....it's talking about using EBT cards in ATM's located in the pot shops.

You cannot use EBT in an ATM anywhere -- pot shop or no pot shop. It doesn't represent money!

Helloo?? Anybody in there???

>> 11. What foods can I purchase with food assistance?
Households CAN buy foods such as: breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat.

Households CANNOT buy any nonfood items such as: beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes, tobacco, pet foods, soaps, paper products, household supplies, toothpaste, cosmetics, vitamins, medicines, foods that can be eaten in the store and hot foods.

Food assistance benefits cannot be exchanged for cash. <<

--- Colorado EBT guielines

 

[DigitalDrifter]

And the nation continues down the spiraling drain.

 

[aaronleland]

It's actually just a way to encourage people to buy more food with the cards. What's the first thing you're going to buy after you smoke the pot?

 

[Pogo]

It's actually just a way to encourage people to buy more food with the cards. What's the first thing you're going to buy after you smoke the pot?

You're suggesting pot shops should be selling Doritos?

 

[Camp]

Snopes:
>> Origins: On 3 January 2014, the National Report published an article positing that in Colorado (where marijuana use had just been legalized) a store had begun accepting food stamps towards the purchase of food items made with marijuana...

The National Report's disclaimer page notes that:

National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental. <<

Meister got punked.

When it sound this silly, the thing to do is go find it on some real news source -- not 'Nonprofit Quarterly". Or directly to a factcheck.


Fox Noise swallowed whole too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Up60KtDFvc

Interestingly, "comments are disabled for this video". Wonder why.

This thread isn't talking about EBT for pot....it's talking about using EBT cards in ATM's located in the pot shops.

In Colorado benefits other than food stamps are dispensed via EBT cards. Funds designted as food funds still can only be used for food, however withdrawels of cash from other benefits are available with the same card from an ATM. Cash can not be obtained from the food stamp funds account.

 

[aaronleland]

It's actually just a way to encourage people to buy more food with the cards. What's the first thing you're going to buy after you smoke the pot?

You're suggesting pot shops should be selling Doritos?

As long as you can buy them with EBT cards. Shouldn't have to go through the hassle of those pesky ATMs.

 

[Pogo]

So...... even if there were a legitimate fund source on a card.... on what basis could you possibly want them not to work on ATMs that are in a particular location? Do not all ATM machines work the same way?

Is somebody trying to pass a law based on social manipulation assumptions here?

Wasn't there a similar silly thread a while back about ATMs in strip clubs?

 

[Pogo]

It's actually just a way to encourage people to buy more food with the cards. What's the first thing you're going to buy after you smoke the pot?

You're suggesting pot shops should be selling Doritos?

As long as you can buy them with EBT cards. Shouldn't have to go through the hassle of those pesky ATMs.

We're joking here of course, but based on the guidelines above I'm tempted to conclude you actually can buy Doritos with food stamps. I would hope not but I don't see it excluded. That's a whole 'nother issue though, and unlike this a legitimate one.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Nothing screams "small government" and "personal responsibility" than making laws about which ATMs people are allowed to use. It's for their own good, after all. Right?

Think of the children.


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[Luddly Neddite]

The fact that EBT can be used like a debit card in the first place is a massive folly. This just adds a bit of hilarity to the issue.

They can't.

In spite of all weeping and gnashing from the usual brain dead here, that's not what the article said at all.

Or have I misread this?

Colorado’s Republican legislators proposed to add stores that sell recreational or medical marijuana to the list of places where recipients of public assistance couldn’t use their EBT cards at ATMs.