a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1148:"<span style="font-size: larger;">Currently, federal law bans the sale and distribution of marijuana.&nbsp; This has caused a problem for what are now legitimate businesses that sell and distribute marijuana in states that have legalized the practice.&nbsp; Because banks are prohibited from engaging in business with these marijuana shops, the shops have been forced to operate on a cash-only basis.&nbsp; On Friday, the Obama administration unilaterally issued guidelines for how the banks can work with businesses that sell and distribute marijuana in states where the practice is now legal.&nbsp; Can the administration on its own legally allow banks to do this?&nbsp; Will banks be willing to go along with this directive without changes to the federal law by the Congress?&nbsp; Get the details:&nbsp; </span><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/14/doj-allows-banks-to-do-limited-business-with-legal-marijuana-sellers/"><span style="font-size: larger;">www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/14/doj-allows-banks-to-do-limited-business-with-legal-marijuana-sellers/</span></a><span style="font-size: larger;"><br />
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