Treasury Department guidance re: marijuana dispensary activities

Dear Ms. Lipton,

I am writing on behalf of the Department of the State Treasurer
("Treasury") in follow-up to your below public records request for the
"All guidance and memos from the United States Department of the
Treasury regarding the regulation of taxes and banking for marijuana
dispensaries in the State of Massachusetts."

Upon inquiry to and due diligence by appropriate Treasury staff, the
Treasury has confirmed that it has no records responsive to your
request, and furthermore, to date has not been involved in matters
concerning the subject matter of your request. As such, the Treasury is
not the proper department to respond to your request.

Please know that while the Treasury cannot confirm exactly where you
may obtain such records, aside from the United States Department of the
Treasury itself, it may be worthwhile for you to reach out to the
Massachusetts Department of Revenue and/or perhaps the Division of Banks
and see if one or both agencies may have any records responsive to your
request.

I can be reached via e-mail or at the telephone number below if you
have any questions or concerns and certainly feel free to reach out to
the Treasury again with any future requests.

Sincerely,
Emily Robbins

Emily J. Robbins, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
Department of the State Treasurer
One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Ph: (617) 367-3900, ext. 317
Fax: (617) 367-3645

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September 16, 2014
Office of the State Treasurer
Emily Robbins
Treasurer's Office
One Ashburton Place, 12th floor
Boston, MA 02108

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I
hereby request the following records:

All guidance and memos from the United States Department of the
Treasury regarding the regulation of taxes and banking for marijuana
dispensaries in the State of Massachusetts

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this
request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by
the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public
free of charge as part of the public information service at
MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and
is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including
for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to
read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for
example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you
would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my
request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail
attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10
calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl C.D. Lipton

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