Feds Want Banks to Spy on Pot Shop CustomersEric Blair According to USA Today, the new guidelines advises banks that they likely could avoid federal law enforcement scrutiny if they abided by eight conditions, including avoiding dealers that distributed marijuana to minors and those that directed revenue from marijuana sales to gangs and cartels. Based on these early descriptions, it seems as though banks will be required to gather information on marijuana shop customers. Apparently this is to prevent selling to minors. According to CNBC: Under the new regulations, banks wishing to do business with marijuana dealers must verify that they are properly licensed and must gather information about the types of products they sell and the nature of the customers they serve. Banks must also be alert for any signs that the dealers are engaged in improper transactions. The LA Times stated that the Department of Justices main concern was to make sure marijuana shops dont serve minors and that legal weed doesnt cross state borders: A memo issued Friday by Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to all federal prosecutors said that prosecution may not be appropriate for banks dealing with marijuana sellers if they are operating legally in their states and stay away from red zones, such as the sale of the drug to minors or across state lines. 