SAN FRANCISO — Banking experts warned California leaders on Thursday that launching a state-operated public bank to serve a burgeoning, legalized marijuana industry may not be a workable solution.
Officials from Massachusetts and Colorado, states that have considered opening public banks but have not done so, told the treasurer’s Cannabis Banking Working Group meeting in Los Angeles that the multibillion-dollar capitalization costs and limited service options associated with such institutions pose major roadblocks.
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