Wells Fargo Terminates Campaign Account of Florida Candidate Who Supports Medical Marijuana

[Swordsmyth]

A Florida candidate for agriculture commissioner says Wells Fargo terminated her campaign account because she supports medical marijuana.
Democrat Nikki Fried said Monday that the banking giant started asking questions about her platform after she joined the statewide race: Does she advocate more access to medical marijuana? Would she accept contributions from medical marijuana lobbyists?

Fried responded in July that she herself had lobbied for medical marijuana companies, and received contributions from lobbyists. Then, just weeks before the Aug. 28 primary, Wells Fargo said it was shutting down her account, based on a review of its banking risks.


More at: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/...491269981.html

[Danke]

but but, banks tied to the Federal Reserve are not private...

[Danke]

the fight is on. demonetizing private accounts like AJ's. It will continue.

[Danke]

This website needs an avenue (ISP and banking) to to be online. Will it be next?

[kpitcher]

Prescription opioids and alcohol kill more people than pot but sure - no problem using their money. Evil weed legal in more states every year, we can't have that!

[Anti Federalist]

Should be very clear who are real rulers are now.

And people fall all over themselves to make them rich.

I'm going to end up getting downright ugly sometime, watching yet another clueless $#@! swipe a debit card for a cup of coffee.

[Origanalist]

Should be very clear who are real rulers are now.

And people fall all over themselves to make them rich.

I'm going to end up getting downright ugly sometime, watching yet another clueless $#@! swipe a debit card for a cup of coffee.

I bank at a small community bank, but still my debit card is mastercard. Not sure what to do about it for online purchases. @HH had a card backed by gold but I don't think he's doing it anymore.

[Bern]

I can't wait for the cashless society! /s

[Origanalist]

I can't wait for the cashless society! /s

I saw the /s but I have to say I'm dreading it.

[devil21]

I was talking to a Congressional candidate yesterday (Jeff Scott, NC 9th) and he said facebook rejected his boosted post ad because it advocated for legalization of cannabis for veterans. FB would only accept the ad once he changed it into a euphemism for legalization, thus bypassing their filter algos.

[shakey1]

They're turning the screws.